Casa de las Conchas
Casa de las Conchas
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ANGELO V
Milan, Italy4,575 contributions
May 2024 • Solo
"Casa de las Conchas" (Shell House) was built from 1493 to 1517, and currently it houses a public library. It is a mix of late Gothic style, combined with Renaissance Plateresque style.
The external wall is decorated with over 300 shells, as a symbol of the Order of Santiago and of the pilgrims taking the "Camino de Santiago" (St. James's Way).
Inside there is a nice small inner courtyard, with a fusion of Medieval, Mudejar and Renaissance elements.
The external wall is decorated with over 300 shells, as a symbol of the Order of Santiago and of the pilgrims taking the "Camino de Santiago" (St. James's Way).
Inside there is a nice small inner courtyard, with a fusion of Medieval, Mudejar and Renaissance elements.
Written 20 May 2024
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Otto B
Barcelona, Spain83 contributions
Jul 2022
Salamanca , the old University, and la casa de Las conchas. A building from .ca 1550, with some 300 shells. In front of the Uni Pontificia, 10 minutes walking to the Salamanca University and 15 minutes to the cathedral
Written 28 July 2022
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George S
Miami Beach, FL1,620 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
A 16th century building which facade is decorated with sea shells. It is a very unique building and easily recognizable in the center of old town. It is currently a public library and through i the courtyard you can get a great photo op of the the facing Pontifical University building. Admission is free.
Written 20 October 2022
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dese2
Auburn, NY3,358 contributions
Jun 2022
Not much here on the exterior except the facade decorations. The building is now a public library. There is an interior courtyard to see.
Your visit shouldn't take long. Outside, at the corner, see the St. James de Compostela marker.
Your visit shouldn't take long. Outside, at the corner, see the St. James de Compostela marker.
Written 26 June 2022
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Rob10y
Salamanca, Spain23 contributions
Jan 2018 • Family
Very pleasant but at the end of the day it's just a house covered in bits of sandstone that look like shells. Worth a look though
Written 4 January 2018
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Lostagainadvisor
Houston, TX750 contributions
May 2016 • Couples
Had to stop and see the Shell house. It's directly across the street from the 17th Century Cathedral. The exterior shells on the building very interesting. The interior has a nice courtyard with a well. Very nice architecture inside, as all over the town.
Written 9 June 2016
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NikoliGogol
Edmonton, Canada1,762 contributions
Aug 2019
We knew from our guidebook that this was a library that dated back to the 16th century. It blends in well in the Old Town. We later discovered that the building was also used as a garrison and a jail.
Written 8 March 2020
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HollyBerryElf
Weilerbach, Germany630 contributions
Oct 2019
we didn't realize you could go inside -- wish we had. walked past on one side ... only a few shells.... turned the corner and saw the building was covered with them.
Written 20 November 2019
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Laura H
El Dorado Hills, CA400 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
This building is most unusual. The exterior wall is covered in large carved shells. It was built in the 16th century, and is a functioning public library.
Written 5 November 2019
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Erica P
Adelaide, Australia456 contributions
Sept 2019
This unusual but beautiful building has a facade that is studded by carved stone shells and was built in 1517 by Rodrigo Arias de Maldonado. It currently houses the public library which is open to the general public to also view from the inside.
Written 15 October 2019
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