Spain Quick FactsSource: FactMonster
Capital: Madrid Land area: 192,819 sq mi (499,401 sq km); total area:194,896 sq mi (504,782 sq km)1 Population (2012 est.): 47,042,984 Monetary unit: Euro Languages: Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally) Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% Government: parliamentary monarchy |
Regions of SpainTime for Kids - A Day in the Life: SpainKwintessential SpainThis site was designed to help businesses understand global cultures. If you click on the Kwintessential logo you will find information on Spain: location, capital, climate, population, ethnic make-up, religions, government, language, family values, machismo, etiquette, and business protocol.
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Flamenco Dance, Seville, Spain |
Flamenco Dancing |
Traditional Foods By Region
Andalucia
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Interior of Spain
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Northern Coastline
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Fertile Valley - Pyrenees |
Mediterranean coast
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Top 10 Spanish DishesTraditional Spanish RecipesAuthentic Spanish Recipes |
Famous Artists
Spain vs Netherlands HD World Cup 2010 FInals |
David Villa |
Prado Museum - Madrid
Museo Nacional Del Prado Official Site360 degree panoramic photo of the Prado Museum.
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Virtual Tour of the Prado Museum including 360 degree photos of the galleries.
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Royal Palace Madrid
360 degree panoramic photo of the Royal Palace. Use the arrows along the bottom to see other panoramic photos of the palace.
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Virtual Tour of the Royal Palace including 360 degree photos.
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360 degree panoramic photo of the Orient Square at night. Use the arrows along the bottom to see other panoramic photos of the square.
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Ritero Park - Madrid |
BBC Gaudi's Sagrada Familla Barcelona |
360 degree panoramic tour of cruise, apse, crypt, crane BIRTH, crane PASSION, Tomb Gaudi. Here's a link to a different panoramic view.
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World Site Guides Parc Guell - BarcelonaNowhere else is there a park such as Park Guell, where beautiful rough stone creations, ceramic tiles, and landscaping details creates such an amazing fantasy world, while at the same time not overpowering the natural setting of the park environment. For more info on Parc Güell, visit:
http://www.worldsiteguides.com/europe/spain/barcelona/parc-guell/ "..Parc Güell, built between 1900 and 1914, was originally part of a commercially unsuccessful housing site. The idea behind the site came from Count Eusebi Güell. The Count wanted to build a type of gated community for Barcelona aristocracy -- consisting of 60 houses surrounded by an extraordinary park." |
Parque Guell Virtual Tour - Barcelona
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Barcelona La Boqueria Market
360 degree panoramic photo of the Boqueria Market. Use the arrows along the bottom to see other panoramic photos of the market.
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Panorama of La Rambla dels Estudis supplied by Panoramic Earth |
Plaza de España - Sevilla |
La Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza - Seville |
Santa Cruz tour | Neighbourhoods of SevilleShort video tour of Barrio Santa Cruz. Showing one of the most charming and colourful neighbourhoods of Seville. Bordered by the Cathedral and the arab walls of the Alcázar Palace.
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Plaza de Santa Cruz Panorama - SevilleThere are other views of this site, just click on the thumb nails at the bottom or follow the arrows on the screen.
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Running of the BullsRunning of the bulls in the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
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La Tomatina festivalTens of thousands of people armed with 140 tonnes of plum tomatoes took part in the La Tomatina festival, joyously splattering each other in Bunol, which lies just inland from Valencia.
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Fiesta of the patios in Cordova
UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2012 - URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/00846
Description: For twelve days in May, the city of Cordova celebrates the Fiesta of the Patios. The patio houses are a characteristic communal cultural space located in the city's historical quarter. They boast an abundant array of plants, and during the fiesta inhabitants welcome all visitors to share in their beauty and the skill involved in their creation. The patios host traditional singing, flamenco guitar and dancing, and ancestral practices of sustainable communal coexistence are shared with visitors through expressions of affection and shared food and drink. |
Spain - Olive Oil |