Salamanca, a UNESCO World Heritage City, has an important cultural legacy with a plethora of hidden corners to discover.  In the spring and autumn, the city plays host to an anxiously awaited event: Paseos por Salamanca (Stroll around Salamanca) A free guided tour programme, taking visitors around the city stopping off along the way at churches, convents – venues of feminine spirituality -, the backdrop for the Peninsular War (1808-1814) or the towers and the medallions.