| About Spain |
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Major Attractions:-
Beaches - With over three hundred days of sunshine a year and wide golden beaches the Spanish Costa's are a firm favorite all year round. Each with it's own character the Costa Almeria, Costa Brava, Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and Costa Dorada welcome millions of British sunseekers each year.
Cities - Each city has it's own character but all have historic buildings, museums, pavement cafes and a lively atmosphere and can be easily explored on foot. The most popular with British tourists are Barcelona, Madrid and Seville
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Scenery - Spain's scenery is varied and spectacular. There are beautiful mountain-scapes and old cities in the north which are relatively unexplored by tourists. The south of Spain is home to Andulcia and here you find the Sierra Nevada mountains and valleys with small villages where time has almost stood still. The perfect destination for that get away from it all holiday.
Nightlife: In the large cities and holiday resorts on the Costa's there are a wide choice of bars, restaurants and nightclubs. In the small villages nightlife is very quiet. |
| Official Name: Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Area: 504,782 sq. km
Coastline: 4,964 km
Climate: Temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Terrain: Large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north |
Languages: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time: GMT +2 hr. (Summer),
GMT +1 hr. (Winter)
Flying Time: London - Barcelona 2h 00m
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