Spain Tourism - Travel to Spain
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| Capital | Madrid |
| Government | parliamentary monarchy |
| Currency | euro (EUR) |
| Area | 504,782 sq km |
| Population | 40,077,100 |
| Language | Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% |
| Religion | Roman Catholic 72%, none 20% other 8% |
Spain is a beautiful, diverse country sharing the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. Once a world power with colonies around the globe, Spain remains proud and centered in itself. With great beaches, fun nightlife, many cultural regions and historic cities, Spain makes a great destination for any kind of trip.
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Regions in Spain
- Andalucia
- Aragón
- Asturias
- Balearic Islands (Spanish: Las Islas Baleares)
- Basque Country (Spanish: El País Vasco, Basque: Euskadi or Euskal Herria)
- Canary Islands (Spanish: Las Islas Canarías)
- Cantabria
- Castilla La Mancha
- Castile-Leon (Spanish: Castilla y León)
- Catalonia
- Extremadura
- Galicia
- Madrid -- capital of Spain, Prado, Escorial
- Murcia
- Navarra
- Valencia -- including the CAC (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias)
Map of Spain
Cities in Spain
Spain has hundreds of cities. These are some of the major travel destinations among them.
- Barcelona
- Bilbao
- Córdoba
- Cuenca
- Granada
- Madrid
- Málaga
- Murcia
- Pamplona
- Salamanca
- San Sebastián
- Segovia
- Seville
- Valencia
- Vigo
- Zaragoza
Other destinations - Travel to Spain
- La Rioja - Rioja wine and fossilized dinosaur tracks
- Jerez de la Frontera - the home of Sherry wine
- Andorra - one of the smallest countries in the world, a principality nestling in the Pyrenees
- Gibraltar - apes, pounds sterling and cause of long dispute between Spain and the UK
Spain Talk
The primary language used in Spain is Castilian Spanish. There are, however, a number of regional languages and dialects. Galician (Spanish: Gallego), which is similar to Portuguese, is spoken in Galicia and the west of Asturias. Basque (Basque: Euskara), a language with no known linguistic relatives, is spoken in the Basque Country. Catalan (Catalan: Català), which is slightly more similar to French than to Spanish, is spoken in Catalonia. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in the Valencia region and the Balearic Islands. (NB: there are arguments amongst linguists and politicians as to whether these are dialects of Catalan or languages in their own right).
See also: Spanish phrasebook
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