the RoyalScotsCollege

SalamancaSpain

For almost four hundred years the Royal SScots CCollege in Spain has been receiving men from Scotland,training them to serve as priests and then sending them back to serve in dioceses and parishes thelength and breadth of Scotland. Given the present shortage of vocations to the priesthood, the College isnow able to widen its scope of activities in the service of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Established asa seminary and recognised by both Canon and Spanish Civil Law, the College will continue to be closelyinvolved in SAY (Seminary Applicants' Year) and in the training of Scotland's seminarians, offering oppor-tunities for retreats, courses and conferences. We would like to take this opportunity of making theCollege and its facilities better known, sharing with you some of the interesting possibilities for our future.

Royal ScotsCollege

Some quest ions about the

Who can use theRoyal Scots Cool lege?

Further informat ion or advice?

Are meals avai lablein the Col lege?

What faci l i t ies does theCollege have to offer?

We have twenty five rooms, all with en suitefacilities; twenty of them have twin beds. Wehave a chapel, oratory, dining room, snoo-ker/bar area, T.V. lounge, small gym and acomputer room with broad band internetaccess. The College also houses many pain-tings, works of art and objects of historicalinterest which we have collected over pastcenturies. In the grounds we have an all wea-ther tennis court and an outdoor pool (nor-mally in use from the end of May until theend of September). We are only ten minutesaway by car from a new golf course where wehave negotiated preferential rates for ourguests.

We are fully flexible, offering the best mealplan for each group and its particular needs:breakfast only, breakfast and evening mealor full board.

In principle we are open to any group thatrespects the aims and objectives of theCollege. We are also available to individualsor families looking for accommodation in thispart of Spain, if our group commitmentsmake this possible.

For further information about the Collegefacilities and advice about travel toSalamanca and within Spain, please contactus in the following ways:

Rector Mgr. Denis E. Carlin (until sept.-2005)Fr. Joseph Toal (from sept.-2005)

Administration AAssistant Mr. Carlos González

Tel: (00 34) 923 254011Fax: (00 34) 923 242600E-mmail: realcolescoceses@planalfa.esWebsite www.scots-college-salamanca.org

Where is

What kind of city is it?

It lies towards the western border of Spain withPortugal, 250K away from Madrid (two and a halfhours by car) and 100K south of Valladolid (regio-nal capital and one hour away by car), within easyreach of famous historical cities like Avila, Segovia,Toledo and Ciudad Rodrigo.

Best answer is: a small, beautiful and historic uni-versity city, bustling with students, boasting twocathedrals (12th and 16th centuries) and two uni-versities whose academic roots go back to thetwelfth century and many of whose historic (andstill used) buildings go back to Renaissance times.The city sits astride the River Tormes and her"heart" is the monumental Plaza Mayor (mainsquare), reckoned by many as the finest in allSpain.

How can you get to theCollege?

You can fly via London (Heathrow or Gatwick) toMadrid on all major carriers (B.A., B.M.I. andIberia) or via Stansted to Valladolid on Ryanair.Another option would be to fly via Amsterdam withKLM. Our considered advice would be to "shoparound" to get the best deal. The College canarrange transport for groups from either Valladolidor Madrid and both airports have car hire facilities.

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