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Municipal tourist office ( 923 21 83 42; www.salamanca.es ; Plaza Mayor 14; 9am-2pm

& 4.30-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm Sat, 10am-2pm Sun)
Regional tourist office ( 923 26 85 71; www.turismocastillayleon.com ; Casa de las Con-

chas, Rúa Mayor; 9am-8pm Sun-Thu, 9am-9pm Fri & Sat)

Getting There & Away
The bus and train stations are a five- and 10-minute walk northwest and northeast,
respectively, of the cathedral in the new town.
BUS The bus station (Avenida de Filiberto Villalobos 71-85) is approached via Calle
Ramón y Cajal. Buses run hourly to Madrid (regular/express €14.80/21.90, 3/2½
hours).
TRAIN Up to eight trains depart daily for Madrid's Chamartín station (€19.10, 2½
hours). The train station is 600m beyond Plaza de España.

Getting Around
BUS Bus 4 runs past the bus station and around the old town perimeter to Calle
Gran Vía. From the train station, opt for bus 1, which heads into the centre along
Calle de Azafranal. Going the other way, it can be picked up at the Mercado Cent-
ral.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE There are few underground parking stations (€9 to €13 for
12 hours) in the old part of town - your best bet is along or just off Paseo del Rector
Esperabé.

Detour:
The Windmills of Don Quijote
Part of the charm of a visit to Castilla-La Mancha is the chance to track down the real-life
locations in which Miguel de Cervantes placed his picaresque hero. These days it re-
quires less puzzling over maps as, to celebrate the fourth centenary of this epic tale in
2007, the 250km Route of Don Quijote was created, with signposts that direct you along
paths, cattle ways and historic routes throughout the region.
Of all the places and sights you can ponder along the way, the molinos de vientos
(windmills) are the most obvious, for it was these 'monstrous giants' that so haunted El