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                                                                          A 
                                                                          small 
                                                                          cathedral 
                                                                          city 
                                                                          in the 
                                                                          province 
                                                                          of
                                                                          
                                                                          Salamanca 
                                                                          with a 
                                                                          population 
                                                                          of 
                                                                          around 
                                                                          14,000. 
                                                                          The 
                                                                          city 
                                                                          has 
                                                                          been 
                                                                          occupied 
                                                                          since 
                                                                          Neolithic 
                                                                          times.  
                                                                           
                                                                          The 
                                                                          cathedral 
                                                                          has 
                                                                          some 
                                                                          fine 
                                                                          sculpture 
                                                                          work 
                                                                          and is 
                                                                          worthy 
                                                                          of a 
                                                                          visit 
                                                                          and 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          place 
                                                                          to 
                                                                          rest 
                                                                          is the 
                                                                          Plaza 
                                                                          Mayor. 
                                                                          Although 
                                                                          this 
                                                                          plaza 
                                                                          is no 
                                                                          comparison 
                                                                          to 
                                                                          that 
                                                                          in 
                                                                          Salamanca, 
                                                                          it is 
                                                                          still 
                                                                          a good 
                                                                          place 
                                                                          to 
                                                                          take 
                                                                          coffee 
                                                                          and 
                                                                          watch 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          people 
                                                                          passing 
                                                                          by.  
                                                                           
                                                                          The 
                                                                          city 
                                                                          was 
                                                                          declared 
                                                                          a 
                                                                          Historic 
                                                                          and 
                                                                          Artistic 
                                                                          location 
                                                                          in 
                                                                          1994. 
                                                                          This 
                                                                          declaration 
                                                                          has 
                                                                          boosted 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          number 
                                                                          of 
                                                                          visitors 
                                                                          to 
                                                                          Ciudad 
                                                                          Rodrigo.  
                                                                           
                                                                          This 
                                                                          city 
                                                                          was 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          site 
                                                                          of one 
                                                                          of the 
                                                                          British 
                                                                          Army's 
                                                                          most 
                                                                          difficult 
                                                                          battles 
                                                                          against 
                                                                          Napoleon 
                                                                          on the 
                                                                          8th 
                                                                          January 
                                                                          1812. |