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| Full Name: |
Spain |
| Capital City: |
Madrid |
| Area: |
505,000 sq km / 194,981 sq miles |
| Population: |
42,700,000 |
| Time Zone: |
GMT/UTC /1 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| Language: |
Catalan (other)
Basque (other)
Gallegan (other)
also known as Galician and Gallego
Spanish (official)
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| Religion: |
85% Roman Catholic; 2% Jewish; 2% Muslim |
| Currency: |
euro |
Must See
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Alcázar,Alhambra,Bilbao,Córdoba Mezquita,Castillo de Santa Bárbara,La Sagrada Familia,Las Hurdes,Museo del Prado,Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici,Teruel,Toledo
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Places in
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Alicante, Andalucia, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Costa Blanca, Gibraltar, Granada, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Mallorca, Murcia, San Sebastian, Seville
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At a glance
Spain ( Spanish: España ) is a diverse country in Mediterranean Europe , sharing the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. Among many places, Spain is the home of the thriving capital Madrid , the vibrant coastal city of Barcelona , the famous running with the bulls at Pamplona , and the city where flamenco was born: Sevilla . In the cities, narrow twisting old streets suddenly open out to views of daring modern architecture, while spit-and-sawdust bars serving wine from the barrel rub shoulders with blaring, glaring discos.
Travel is easy , accommodation plentiful, the climate benign, the people relaxed, the beaches long and sandy, the food and drink easy to come by and full of regional variety. Spain can be enjoyable any time of year. The ideal months to visit are May, June and September (plus April and October in the south). At these times you can rely on good-to-excellent weather, yet avoid the extreme heat - and the main crush of Spanish and foreign tourists - of July and August .
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