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Hostal Mindanao Eco-Friendly green sense Hostel and member of Doctors Without Borders MSF.There is available Snack Breakfast and free Wifi 24 hours.

We keep free your luggage while you are visiting Salamaca.

As a gift you may choose: the second drinks free or discounts on spa services. Free parking for cars, cycles, and motorcycles.

An excellent choice for tourists, professionals, groups and families in a city of legendary culture, good gastronomy,nature and great variety for leisure.

Hostal Mindanao is located in Salamanca (City declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO), next to Fonseca Cultural Center, and 5 minutes walking to: the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Castilla y León and the Plaza Mayor (one of the most beautiful and grand of Spain (Unamuno called Plaza Mayor "heart full of sunshine and air"). Around there are two natural parks with abundant vegetation and three hospitals: Private Hospital Santisima Trinidad, Hospital Virgen de la Vega and Hospital Cíinico-Universitario). It has 30 rooms with private bathroom, TV and heating. Pets are welcome. Free Wi-Fi. Good relation quality - price. Partner with the Spa Center Aquatherapia and Ski Resort “La Covatilla” (consult supplement). The hostel is solidarity with the environment. Hostel Mindanao is ideal for City Break, bike ride, and so on because of the special weather during all the year. Username for Skype: Hostal Mindanao.

We offer as an ideal complement to your accommodation in Salamanca:
1-A Relax Antistress (60 minutes ) which includes:
- Hydrotherapy pool with: Epson salts, 14 additional local massage, bubble bed, air Volcano, 2 cervical Falls, Ozone / Nebulizer / Foot bath / shower essential oils / Roman baths / shower Scotland / Bank of heat / Fruit Juice.
2- The ski area " La Covatilla".

Cards accepted: VISA, Master Card and Maestro
We do not work with: AMERICAN EXPRESS

Eco-Friendly Policy

Dear guests,
Taking into account the present situation of our planet, we have been carrying out several initiatives that contribute to the care of the environment. Our Hostel ("echo-friendly”) takes a policy of aid to the environment that it includes:
- All the shower and washbasins taps have dispenser of water volume.
- All the personnel recycle every day: paper, glass, plastic, batteries, cartridges, etc… and other residues in five different small containers and at the end of the day each product the personnel bring them to the corresponding big containers outside the hostel.We work with ECOPILAS, Foundation for environmental management of batteries.
- The personnel works with a t-shirt with green and white logo looking for the help of all the guests for taking care of environment.
- In each room there is a document with the environment policy translated to several languages.
- In the leaf of check in to the also specific back the policy of the inn to take care of the environment.
- Every day we put more light bulbs of low consumption.
- In the cleaning of the Hostel we use biodegradable products with neutral pH with the trade mark Johnson Diversey.
- All the possible paper is recycled in the reception.
- In the foot of the electronic mail, in the business card of the Hostel and in all the documents of the Hostel we request the collaboration with the environment.
- We are member of two Organizations that take care of pets: one in Madrid and other in Barcelona.
- Medicines, so beneficial to our health, are very damaging to nature if we throw away or down the drain, because they damage the environment and contaminate our soil and our waters. So do not throw away the remnants of drugs, or their containers, or for drain waste and carry it to the pharmacy of Antonio Sanchez Merino next to the Hostal Mindanao. In this way we contribute the health of nature. For more information: www.sigre.es
- The care of the environment is a culture subject and that all we must learn every day.
Thank you very much.


SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MINDANAO HOSTEL: THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF ALL THE PLANET.

1-Conscientious of the difficult present or future situation for many populations of all the continents,

2-Looking for to sensitize and to bring back to consciousness to the Spanish society on the necessity to give attendance to those people in most grave danger, based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

The Mindanao Hostel (eco-friendly hostel) has decided to give a permanent economic contribution through Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), that is to say, to have a shared in common gesture whose unique purpose is to preserve the life and to alleviate the suffering of other human beings of the planet at moments of emergency for everybody and anywhere they are.

MSF was founded on Paris in 1971 by a group of doctors and journalists, and since then its humanitarian work has not stopped to grow, that is why it was awarded the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.

In several occasions when a special aid has been asked for, for example, when the earthquake in Haiti, etc, the Mindanao Hostel has been present also sending its extraordinary contribution and we continue it doing in the measurement of our possibilities.
Thank you.

61 beds, 30 rooms, 3 floors.

, , , Access for handicapped, Central location, Credit cards accepted, Dogs allowed, Elevator, Heating, Internet in rooms, Laundry Service, Non-smoking rooms, Picturesque spot, Television in rooms

Bus station is next to Hostel. A train station is 20 minutes walking (Bus 11 to Hostel and the stop is Hospital Santísima Trinidad)). Taxis are beside to the hostel (Taxi phone in Salamanca: 923 25 00 00. Matacán Airport is 15 km from Hostel, and modern motorways from all directions are coming to Salamanca. Parking free and non free 24 hours next to hotel. Located Near: Taxi Station Private Parking of Santisima Trinidad Bus Station Train Station Corte Ingles Galery Plaza Mayor ( Center of Salamanca) Three Hospitas Two big green parks 15 Km from de Matacan Airport

ART - CULTURE. NATURE BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST 1. PLAZA MAYOR. Doubtless, the most beautiful arcaded square in Spain. Baroque in design and dating from the 18th century, the square is flanked on its northern side by de Town Hall, itself built in the same style. 2. CASA DE LAS CONCHAS. Regarded as the most representative secular construction of the times of the Catholic King and Queen, the “House of Shells” dates from the late 15th century and features windows with remarkable iron grilles. 3. CLERECÍA. The Holy Spirit Church was begun in 1617 on the orders of Philip III in baroque style as a part of the old Jesuits’ College. 4. THE UNIVERSITY. Founded in the early 13th century, this is the oldest university in Spain. The present-day building boasts a Plateresque façade, so beautifully carved that it takes on the appearance of fi nely worked precious metal, featuring a bust of the Catholic King and Queen and the imperial emblem of Charles V. 5. THE OLD CATHEDRAL. The construction of the cathedral was begun in Romanesque style in the 12th century and continued throughout those that followed. Its main altarpiece is a work of the Italian Nicolas Florentino. Dominating the exterior is the Byzantine dome known as the “Rooster’s Tower”. 6. THE NEW CATHEDRAL. Started by Gil de Hontañón at the dawning of the 16th century, the new cathedral was fi nally completed in 1733, after being worked upon each stage by the best contemporary architects. The main doorway is a compositional and ornamental masterpiece. 7. MONTERREY PALACE. Dating from 1539, this is the most characteristic of Spanish Renaissance palaces and was copied in several towns. Right up to the 20th century. 8. ANAYA PALACE. Neoclassical palace of unrivalled rhythm and proportions, built in the late 18th century as the centrepiece of a building that was already four centuries old, Saint Bartholomew’s College. Today it houses the Faculty of Philology. 9. CONVENT OF SAN ESTEBAN. The church façade, complete with its “dustcover” and fine ornamentation that seems to turn to gold when touched by sunlight, constitutes one of the most complete illustrations of Spanish Renaissance. The beautiful convent cloister combines a Gothic design with Renaissance decorative elements, as is the case with other buildings erected throughout the 16th century. 10. CONVENT OF LAS DUEÑAS. The plateresque-style church has a striking ceiling seven vaults featuring tiercerons and an eighth classical one spanning the apse and leads through to a Renaissance cloister decorated with portraits on medallions and amazing zoomorphic figures. 11. CHURCH OF SANTIAGO. Its apses remain as witnesses of the original construction dating back to the XII century. The current masonry work is by the architect Fernando Población, dated 1957. 12. CASA LIS. Nowadays home to the Museum of Decorative Arts (Art Nouveau and Art Deco), this modernist building features a narrow façade that would seem to be a celestial projection of the streets of monumental Salamanca. Around the back, series of iron galleries and staircases appear to cascade down to the River Tormes. 13. CLAVERO’S TOWER. Rising up from a square base typical of such defensive structures is this octagonal tower, whose crowning elements are more artistic in nature than military. It is the vestige of what was once the residence of the key warden or clavero of the Calatrava Military Order. 14. SANCTI SPIRITUS. 16th century church featuring a Gothic interior and a Renaissance exterior, along with interesting tombs and altarpieces. Its Cristo de los Milagros’ Chapel boasts a Moorish coff ered ceiling. 15. TOWER OF THE AIR. Once belonging to the palace of the Fermoselle family, this 15th century tower has a graceful Italian silhouette, with its beautiful arched windows and Gothic mullions (Interior closed to public). 16. SAN MARTÍN. 12th century Romanesque church with Plateresque and baroque additions. 17. LA SALINA OR FONSECA PALACE. Built in 1538, the highlights of this former palace are the arches, capitals and corbelling of its courtyard. Today it is the seat of the Salamanca Provincial Council. 18. ORELLANA PALACE. A stately home characteristic of the 17th century transition from the Renaissance to the baroque (interior closed to public). 19. SANTO TOMÁS DE CANTERBURY. Romanesque church built in 1175 by two English masters and dedicated to St Thomas Becket. It features a number of outstanding tombs. 20. FORMER CHURCH OF LAS BERNARDAS. Today to be found within the grounds of the College of the Padres Escolapios. Begun in 1552 by Gil de Hontañón and regarded as the prototype of 16th century churches in Salamanca (Visits by prior arrangement). 21. BULL AT THE ROMAN BRIDGE. Mentioned in the literary work “Lazarillo de Tormes”, this bull or calf appears on the town coat of arms. The bridge itself is part of the Roman road that linked Mérida and Astorga (the Vía de la Plata or Silver Route). Still surviving on the side of the bridge facing the old quarter of Salamanca are fi fteen of the original Roman arches. 22. ESCUELAS MENORES. This building is graced by a Plateresque façade and a beautiful courtyard with mixtilinean arches, so characteristic of Salamanca. 23. CHURCH OF LA PURISIMA. Begun in 1636, of all the churches erected in Salamanca in the 17th century, it is the one that most strictly adheres to the norms of Italian art. The high altar contains the magnifi cent painting by José Ribera entitled “The Inmaculate Conception”. 24. FONSECA COLLEGE. (Former Irish priest’ college). A university hall of residence featuring one of the most beautiful Spanish Renaissance courtyards. Its church has an altarpiece by Alonso Berruguete. 25. CASA DE LAS MUERTES. Decorated in Plateresque style, the façade of this building is allegedly the work of the very same artists responsible for the façade of the University, and features a medallion with the image of Alonso de Fonseca, the Patriarch of Alexandria (Interior closed to public). 26. CONVENT AND MUSEUM OF THE URSULINES. Dating from the fi rst half of the 16th century, the convent church has a noteworthy tower. The museum is small but interesting. 27. SAN JUAN DE BARBALOS. 12th century Romanesque church. 28. SAN MARCOS. Interesting Romanesque church, circular in plant. 29. CONVENT OF SANTA CLARA. Founded in the 13th century by the Franciscan order, access is gained to the church, choir and cloister of this convent by means of an original system of gangplanks and footbridges. 30. Natural Park of Batuecas and the Sierra de Francia is located in the town of Miranda del Castañar south of the province of Salamanca lies a mountainous area, intricate, full of forests and hidden valleys, crossed by murmuring streams that seek the proximity of Caceres land. Their highest points are at the Pico Gable (1. 735 m) and on the crest of the Rock of France, with its 1. 723 m. It has a rich culture and an important historical and artistic heritage, with three cores declared "Historic - Artistic 'sites with cave paintings, remains of Roman mines or hermitages and monasteries scattered throughout its territory. Distance from Mindanao Hostel: 77 km. 31. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (www.upsa.es ). This is a private Univesity. It is at The Clergy: monumental Baroque building erected by the Jesuits in the eighteenth century. FESTIVITIES Monday of Waters. This is the name given to the Monday following Easter, reminding us of the times when the prostitutes were restrained to the other side of the river in the brothel set up in 1498. They went in boats to La Salud de Tejares to pass Lent, returning on the Monday of Quasimodo, also by boat. Waiting for them to return, which could occur at any time of the day, the people of Salamanca gathered together along the river banks and on the Roman bridge and organized popular picnics in which the famous Easter Cake was never missing. The tradition is still kept alive in the city (taken from the book “Salamanca: Fiestas y Tradiciones”). San Juan de Sahagún (12th June). This festivity coincides with the garlic harvest, and therefore strings of garlic are on sale at the various Salamanca street markets. La “Mariseca” (15th August). A bull-shaped weather vane in the form of a bull is erected at the top of the belfry on the Town Hall façade. Prelude to the main festivities. Virgen de la Vega (From the 8th to the 15th September). The major fi estas of Salamanca, held in honour of its patron saint, featuring a series of bullfi ghts, novilladas (fi ghts with younger bulls), open-air dances and shows, trade fairs and livestock competitions. El “Mariquelo” (31st October). To commemorate the Lisbon earthquake (1755), a person (the “Mariquelo”) With a drum and clarinet climbs up the outside of the New Cathedral tower. On the cross which crowns it, he greets the audience and plays a tune known as a“charrada”. BULLFIGHTING The deep-rooted bullfighting tradition of Salamanca, a province renowned for its breeding of fighting bulls, comes to light in September during the festivities held in honour of the local patron saint, when a myriad of posters featuring the names of the very best “toreros” invite the public to the ring. HANDICRAFTS The button has become a true symbol of the province of Salamanca, thanks to the creativity of the local gold and silversmiths. Unique features of the famous Salamanca brooches and earrings are the filigree with which they are crafted and the durable nature of the seed pearls used. A wide range of leather goods are on offer in Salamanca, whose streets are a succession of workshops producing horse riding tack, saddles, footwear and other leather articles. Outstanding amongst the textile crafts in Salamanca are its openwork embroidery, bobbin lace and shawls. If one is interested in pottery, one simply must not miss the intricately designed Alba de Tormes plates, and for the storage and transport of goods there are few better containers to be found than those made from chestnut fibre. GASTRONOMY Lentils from La Armuña. Specific Guarantee of Origin recognized in 1993-96 by the European Union. Lentils are cultivated in the district of La Armuña, located to the northwest of the province of Salamanca. It seems that lentils were introduced into this area by the Romans. Their main characteristic is that they are quite fl at and mottled with green in their natural state. Once cooked, the beans remain whole and the skin does not come loose. Rich in protein, fibre, iron and calcium. Hornazo Salmantino. This is the name given to a large pie whose main ingredients are “chorizo” (spicy sausage), ham, pork, and pork fat and boiled eggs. Hornazo is traditionally eaten on Monday of Waters, in memory of the days when students from Salamanca University would welcome back the ladies of easy virtue, who during Holy Week were forced into “exile” at the neighbouring village of Tejares. Farinato. The spicy fl avour of this very long sausage (made of breadcrumb, pork fat and spices) is simply unforgettable. Cut into slices and fried in lard, farinato is normally served mid-morning as a snack. Ham. Salamanca is renowned for its salted and cured pork meats. The hams of the Cerdo Ibérico breed from the Guijuelo region ( see www.simonmartin.es), naturally-fed on acorns, have gained international repute and feature a dark-coloured variety called “Pata Negra” whose taste is truly sublime. Sweets and Confectionery. Try Salamanca’s cherries -both the sweet and mountain morello varieties, and its chestnuts, “bollo maimón” (a ringshaped sponge cake),”wafers”, honey, sugared egg yolks, “rosquillas” (dough rings fried in oil), “paciencias” and rice puddings, “perrunillas”, “pestiños”, “moritos”, “chochos”, “turrón de la Alberca”, etc. Salamanca is very famous by a great variety of restaurants (traditional, regional, design, vegetarian food), bars, disco pub (for example “La Camelot”, and so on. You will enjoy an special wine and delicious local products: Iberian ham, chafaina, cabrito asado, cheese, hornazo, cochinillo al fuego, farinato, chochos ( dulces anisados) , bollo maimón, and others.

Open all year Additional Information There are bike tours, exhibitions of handicrafts in different places. There are a many Spanish language courses during all the year, guided tours during the morning, afternoon and evening by Salamanca. There are a great variety of conferences and events on different social and medical issue. Salamanca is lovely place for Hen Night and Stag Night. Food and Beverage Salamanca is very famous by a great variety of restaurants (traditional, regional, design, vegetarian food), bars, disco pub ( for example “La Camelot”,and so on. You will enjoy an special wine and delicious local products:Iberian ham(see:www.simonmartin.es), chafaina, cabrito asado, cheese, hornazo, cochinillo al fuego, farinato, chochos ( dulces anisados) , bollo maimón, and others.

24 Hours. Rooms We have 30 rooms all with private bathroom, television, heating, hot and cold water. Electricity 220 volts and round pegs. Wide variety of rooms: singles, doubles, triples. We accept groups.