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The Dominican priory and church of San Esteban was built between the 16th and the 17th centuries. The facade of the church with its great arch framing the sculptures of various Dominican saints, and tableaux of the crucifixion of the Lord, and the martyrdom of St Stephen, are by Juan Antonio Ceroni. It was completed in 1610.

The elegant Renaissance loggia which forms the entrance porch to the priory itself was constructed by Juan Ribero de Rada between 1590 - 1592.

The beautiful Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, regarded by many as the finest in Spain, is deserted in the afternoon as many take refuge from the summer heat and enjoy a siesta.

Felipe the V ordered the construction of the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca to be used for bullfighting. The sandstone construction began in two phases: the first was between 1729 and 1735, under Alberto Churriguera, and the second was between 1750 and 1755, under his nephew Manuel de Larra Churriguera.

The Claustro de los Reyes in the Dominican priory of San Esteban in Salamanca is a large double-storey processional cloister constructed in the 16th century in both Plateresque and Gothic styles.

The Dominican theologian and confessor to Charles V, Domingo de Soto, has this staircase built in 1553-6 to connect the two storeys of the main processional cloister in San Esteban, Salamanca. It was built by Roderigo Gil de Hontañón, and is noted for its engineering because "neither the landings nor the steps are supported by the walls, but each step rests on the one below it and they are all pressed into the stairwell".