The Café Novelty is the oldest café in the city of Salamanca (Spain), which was founded in 1905 and is situated in the main square of the city, Plaza Mayor de Salamanca. Its first owners were the García brothers. From the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to 1964 it was named Café Nacional. It was 4 times bigger than it is nowadays and it very soon became a favorite meeting place for writers, artists and politicians, due to its privileged position in the city.
The entrance to the Café from The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca.
The Presentation of the sculpture in honour of Gonzalo Torrente Ballester in the Café Novelty in 2000. From the right to the left, the director of The Royal Spanish Academy Víctor García de la Concha, the widow of Torrente, the author Carlos Casares and the sculptor Fernando Mayoral.
The statue of Gonzalo Torrente Ballester in Café Novelty, work of Fernando Mayoral.
Fernando Mayoral with his sculpture in honor of Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of Salamanca.
Unamuno in 1925
Unamuno was often in the terrace of the Café Novelty, founded in 1905, in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca.
Sculpture of Unamuno in Salamanca by Pablo Serrano in 1968
Balcón de Unamuno, Artenara, Spain
