2. Speaking the Spanish Language.
Respecting the rights and
obligations in the “Spanish
Constitution”
We have an
Spanish
Square and a
Bull Fighting
Square in
every city!!!
SPAIN IS A BIG COUNTRY
LINKED BY…
The Monarchy and the Government President.
Our Mediterranean Diet
(with vegetables, meat,
fish, olive oil, garlic, onion
and fruit…)
We like to eat Chocolate
with Churros, Tapas,
Potato’s omellete and
ham.
The shops are
closed to 14.00
till 17.00 to have
a nap, we really
enjoy to have a
nap after lunch.
We eat three times a
day.
We really like going
out with friends to
drink a coffee and talk,
talk and talk.
It is said that we speak
very aloud.
We are said to be familiar,
tolerant and gentile, we like
to receive people over the
world. Spain is a
multicultural country full of
European influences.
3. We are known to
celebrate everything!!!!!
Christmas Eve, Christmas
Day, New Year‘s Eve (when
we eat 12 grapes), New
Year‘s Day and The Three
Wise Men Day (when we eat
Roscón, delicious!!!)THE CARNIVALS
in February.
We have a great
celebration at Easter
Time. We feel very
strongly the Holly Week
with processions the
whole week.
In every village we
have festivals in
summer with bulls, real
music concerts, typical
dancing, tradional
clothing...
SPANISH
CONSTITUTION
6th December.
4. ¡Benvido
a Galicia!
You can arrive to Spain through the
famous Camino de Santiago
that is finished in Santiago de
Compostela, Galicia’s capital. There you
can visit the beautiful Cathedral.
In Galicia you can eat: empanada
gallega, pulpo, lacón con grelos y
mariscos, delicious!!!
It’s frightening!
There are many
stories about the
meigas, the
famous Gallega’s
witches.
There are beautiful
green m mountains and
vineyard. There
are great beaches
and very fresh
fishes.
Galicia (North Spain)
Languages: Spanish and “gallego” (similar to the portuguese)
Provincias
5. The capita is
Oviedo, a
beautiful city full of
monuments and
history.
The most typical food is
FABADA ASTURIANA and
you can drink the special
SIDRA.
In Summer Asturias is full of
festivals. In august you can
enjoy during the canoying
festivals in the famous Sella
River.
The prince of Spain is
called Príncipe de
Asturias.
Asturias was the first
Cristian Reign in Spain.
People in
Asturias
speak Bable
o asturiano.
Asturias (North Spain)
Galicia and Asturias are linked
with Great Britain because of
the celtic roots. Consequently,
the tradicional music is very
similar. There is a typical
intrument called gaita.
6. Cave painting in
Altamira, in the
XIX century.
The Flower’s
Battle is a
beautiful
festival where
people
decorate floats
with fresh
flowers.
Eat the Cocido
Montañés,
prepared with
beans, potatoes
and meat.
In February you
can enjoy the
FISHERMAN
CARNIVALS.
National Park
“The European
Peaks”
The capital isSantander
Cantabria (North Spain)
7. In this region the people speak
Euskadi.
They’ve got rural sports such as sokatira and pelota vasca
(above).
It is a very rich province because
of the wealth of natural
resources.
Fishing is the main job for men
and it gives them a great variety
of species.
País Vasco (North Spain)
Vitoria is a very ecologic
city with everybody riding
bikes as a medium of
transports.
In Bilbao we have the
Guggenheim Museum,
very important one because
of its modern artworks.
8. You can run
in front of
the bulls…
.
They have
NATIONAL
FESTIVALS with
SAN FERMIN.
People run in front
of the bulls around
the streets of the
city.
We have very good asparagus.
A typical recipe is
pimientos del piquillo.
(pepper with sauce)
As a typical drink we have
pacharán, a black licour.
Navarra (North East Spain)
9. La Rioja is the most important
region of Spain with the wine
matters. It produces the best
wine in the whole world
because the weather
conditions really fit with the
grapes’ growing and the wine
production.
The landscapes
diversity makes
people practise a
high number of
sports such as
trekking,
climbing,
speleology,
cycling…
La Rioja (North Centre Spain)
10. Aragón (North East Spain)
In the 12th of October, we celebrate an important festival in Spain,
we calle it “El Día de la Hispanidad”, In these festivals people in
Aragón offer flowers to the virgin and they create a very high
statue with flowers about the virgin.
One of the most important
dances in Spain is danced in
Aragón, we call it “Jota
Aragonesa” and we use the
castanets to dance it and sing
it.
11. Cataluña (North East Spain)
Along the festivals they
bring the “castells”
that are human towers.
There is a great park
called Parque
Güell (Barcelona)
from Gaudí, the
artist that created
Sagrada Familia
(the main cathedral
in Barcelona).
There is the sunny
Costa Brava.
There is a piece of
the Pyrenees called
Aigüestortes.
This is the monument that
represents the sardana,
typical dance that
represents union between
the world.
They have the typical “pa amb
tomàquet” (bread with tomato) and
cava catalán (a drink)
In Cataluña there are two official
languages: Spanish and catalán.
12. A beautiful paradise!,
wonderful beaches in
Costa Blanca o
Costa Azahar:
fun and amusement.
Comunidad Valenciana (East Spain)
They make a
tomato battle in
Buñol and it is
known around the
world. It is called
La
Tomatina!
You can visit La lonja and the
cathedral with the tower. In the
region they have many castles and
beautiful landscapes.
Many people around
the world come to
enjoy Las Fallas.
Great festivals in with
wooden statues are
made and people
burnt it one night.
You can enjoy a
beautiful landscape with
the humidity of rice
called La Albufera.
They prepare the most
delicious dish in our
coutry called Paella.
Their typical drinks are
Horchata y Agua de
Valencia, two cold
drinks for summer.
In Valencia there are
gorgeous theme parks such
as Terra Mítica. They have the
Sciences and Art City with
great museums.
The most
beautiful city in
the Coast.
13. BALEARES is a wonderful
archipelago of crystalline water,
wooded mountains, white small
villages, caves and prehistoric
monuments. There are many
lively night clubs. It is a luxury
for our senses!!!
It is made up of five islands.
Islas Baleares (East Islands)
Ibiza Is a present for hippy
lovers. There are the biggest
discos in Spain.
Formentera:
beaches with
crystalline water and
bright sand.
Cabrera is
a no
habitated
island, it is
declarated as
National
Park.
Menorca is a
paradise of nature.
Mallorca is the biggest island.
It is the perfect turistic
destination for international
people.
La Seu is the gotic
cathedral being the
highest in Europe.
(44m).
They have a
delicious desert: la
ensaimada.
14. The Segovia’s
aqueduct and
Avila’s walls are
incredible!
Castilla y León is the biggest region in Spain.
its monuments, natural landscapes, castles
and rivers make it one of the most beautiful
community in Spain.
In this region there is the oldest
university in our country and one
of the oldest in Europe with Oxford,
Cambrige or Sorbona.
Castilla-León (West North)
In Castilla y León there are
nine provinces.
Valladolid is the capital of
the region and this is its
cathedral.
Here you can dance
jotas castellanas
using the
castañuelas
(castanets)
The most typical dish is baked
suckling pig.
15. It is one of the most visited city in Europe because
of its rich
culture and customes.
It is said to be the city that never sleeps because
of its lively night.
There are a typical dance called el chotis.
The Puerta del
Sol is a symbol of
Madrid. The clock
shows the twelve rings
of bells in New Year’s
Eve when we eat the
twelve grapes.
It is said that in
Madrid you can reach
the heaven!
Their football team is
REAL MADRID, one of
the most famous teams
in Spain.
They have a huge aveniu called Gran Via
which is said to be the small Brodway
because it is full of wonderful theaters and
auditorium
This is a beautiful
Park Buen Retiro
Madrid (the capital of Spain)
17. This is OUR REGION!!!!And
cuenca is our city!!!!
Our region is
famous also
because our
delicious cheese
called Queso
manchego.
This cheese has
been denominated
World Heritage
culture.
This is the famous place
where Miguel de Cervates
set his best novel called
“Don Quijote de la
Mancha” with the funny
adventures of Don Quijote
and Sancho Panza.
This region has got
two World
Heritage Cities
which are Toledo
and Cuenca.
CUENCA IS OUR
CITY!!!!
The
famous
Hanging
Houses in
Cuenca.
Castilla la Mancha (Spain centre)
18. The Cathedral contains gotic,
reinassance and baroque styles.
Murcia (East Spain)
Caravaca de la
Cruz is a Saint City.
Murcia
It is known as Spain’s
orchad because it
grows a great variety
of vegetables.
It is said to be the
paradise city set
between two seas.
19. If you go you eat the
best ham in Spain and
visit great architecture.
They produce the best
ham: “jamón de
bellota”, in the whole
Spain.
Mérida is the capital city. It was
founded 25 b.c. and was designed
World Heritage City.
You can visit the Roman Theatre
in its old building.
It is a province made up of three
Mountains Ranges
full of olive trees.
Extremadura (West Spain)
20. Andalucia’s territory is bigger that whole countries
such as Belgium, Holand, Denmark, Austria or
Switzerland.
Millions of tourists
enjoy its beaches in
the Mediterranean sea
and Atlantic Ocean.
Desert of
Tabernas in
Almería
Three range
mountains:
Sierra Nevada in
Granada Sierra
Cazorla in Jaén and
Sierra Grazalema
in Cádiz.
Andalucía (South Spain)
Andalucía has a great
diversity of landscapes:
Andalucía is a modern
region with very strong
monumental
and cultural
heritage caused
by its past roots.
Citizens in Andalucía
live strongly and
specially religious
festival such as the
Holly Week.
21. Two important painters
internationally known are:
-Picasso (El
Guernica)
-Velázquez (Las
Meninas
The flamenco represents
Andalucia’s folklore. The first artists
grew in this region and recently this
kind of art has been defined as World
Heritage Culture.
The Bull Fightings
were grown in this region.
Now they are critized around
the world but they are a
great part of the Spanish
Heritage.
More about Andalucía
They have a great tradition of the
growing of Olive trees. They
produce the best Olive Oil in Spain
and they include it in the delicious
traditional dishes they cook in
this region.
22. In Ceuta people speak
Spanish, Arabian and
Tamazid.
There are many people from
Ceuta who has their ancestors
in Morocco, India and
Andalucía.
They have beautiful Royal Walls, arabian baths,
cathedral, castles and a dragon’s house.
Ceuta (situated in Africa)
As some of them
belong to the Arabian
Religion they have
some great
synagogues and
mosques.
Mmmm, their
best recipe is
roasted
tuna
with
salad.
23. This city is situated in the African
Continent but belongs to the
Spanish government. It lives with
four cultures: cristian, muslim,
hebrew and indian.
Going to Melilla you can celebrate
many different kind of festivals such
as the Cristian festivals of
Victoria’s virgin. You can also
celebrate the Muslim Ramadán,
the Hebrew Carnival and the
Indian New Year.
As well as Ceuta,
Melilla is full of
typical places to
practise religions,
such as Cristian
Churches,
Synagogues
and Mosques. A
mixture of religious
and cultures which
made Melilla a very
rich city.
It is part of Spain since 1497.
Melilla (situated in Africa)
24. The Canarias Islands are made up of four
national parks and three biosphere natural
landscapes. There is a huge balance between
the humans and nature.
La Palma, is said to
be the Green Island.
Tenerife the island in
which you can reach the
highest mountain in Spain:
EL TEIDE (a huge volcano)
Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria is internationally known
by its Canivals, they are the
most important mundial carnivals
with the Brazilian ones.
In the whole island, you can enjoy baked
potatoes with a special sauce from the
islands called Mojo Picón.
Fuenteventura has many kilometres of
beaches and the most practised sport here is
Surfing with people coming from the whole world.
In the Canarias Island they have a different time zone from Spain, that is, one hour less.
Canarias (South east islands)
El Hierro, where you can
visit hanging houses from
high cliffs.
La Gomera, a small island
discovered from Colón.
Provincias
Lanzarote is a volcanic territory
with Lunar Landscapes.
