Yesterday we visited the University buildings in Salamanca. It is one of the oldest universities in Spain. It must have been tough as a student in those days (16C) – you sat on a rough wooden beam and had a rough plank in front of you to rest your books on. There are some arabic influences in the architecture, as visible in this mudejar ceiling in a vestibule. Salamanca is on the northern border of the area conquered by the arabs.
