Destination : Spain

Fast Facts

Continent : Europe
Region : Southern Europe
Local name : España
Capital : Madrid
Surface Area : 505992.00 sq km
Population : 39441700 people
Life Expectancy : 78.8 years
Year of Independence : 1492
Government Form : Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State : Juan Carlos I
Main Languages : Basque 1.6 %. Catalan 16.9 %. Galecian 6.4 %. Spanish 74.4 %.

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Don Quixote route in Castilla-La Mancha

The windmills and sun heated land wandered by the shadow of a knight with his truthful servant for centuries became the iconic symbol of La Mancha. Today still there are many of original spots described in the famous story of the ‘Knight of Sad Face’. When over 400 hundred years ago Miguel de Cervantes has [...]

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PortAventura

Opened in 1995 PortAventura in short time became the most popular theme park in Spain, and the main rival of French Disneyland. PortAventura indeed has all the features to make it extremely popular, the splendid location, surrounded by natural trees and plants under the sun of Costa Daurada shore, several miles south of Tarragona. The [...]

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Alhambra

Built on the hill overlooking city of Grenada, the massive fortress Alhambra is the most visited tourist spot in Spain. The name fortress is not very appropriate, the huge walls surround the splendour palaces of Moorish rulers of Grenada, the only existing Medieval palace of Islamic culture in the world.

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Local Holidays in Spain

The long tradition of Roman Catholic religion has a great impact on holiday celebrations in Spain. Besides long ceremonies held during Easter week and Christmas there are the patron saint days celebrated in many of local cities and towns.

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Top tourist attractions in Madrid

Centro de Arte Reina Sofia The biggest museum in Spain exhibits the works of the biggest artists of 19th and 20th centuries. The great names Le Corbusier, Ernst, Miró, Tapies and Dali draw tourists attention in every room, but the real reason to visit the museum is famous Guernica finished by Picasso in 1937.

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Top Tourist Attractions in Barcelona

Fondacio Joan Miro The foundation features vast collection of Miro works, and the terraced garden with great panorama of Barcelona. Sagrada Familia The death in the accident stopped the work of an architect Gaudi, who spent over 16 years building the iconic church of Barcelona. The church of the Holy Family is still unfinished.

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Best Ibiza Beaches

The sand of Ibiza shores itself is a guarantee of the top class beaches. The tourist have a wide choice between the luxury beaches along the bigger bays suitable for water sports, and quiet, small coves, which offer the same sun and the sand but hidden from the public eye. There are large modern beaches [...]