Presentation of Spain

Where is Spain?

Spain

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MADRID

-Capital of Spain-Second city more populated of the European Union -Very influential cultural point conformed by multiple well-known museums internationally such as Prado Museum, Queen Sofia Museum of Art and the Thyssen-Bornemisza-Very popular for his football team (Real Madrid)

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BARCELONA

-Second city more populated of Spain-Specially well-known for its football team as well -Scene of numerously international events such as the Olimpic Games or Universal Exhibitions. -A place surrounded by cultural landmarks considered World Heritage by the United Nations as "Güell Park" or the "Sagrada Family" -Moreover, a perfect communicated spot with ship ports, airports and railway lines.

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ZARAGOZA

-Headquarters of the United Nations Secretariat for 10 years-Host of some International exhibitions such as "Expo Zaragoza" to contribute with the sustainable development . -Its privileged geographical location makes it a crucial logistics and communications hub -It owns a vary of buildings full of history such as "the Aljaferia Palace" and "the Seo" -Known for being entitled for its loyalty based on its history

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VALENCIA

-This city it is known as "the city of arts and sciences" due to its numerously historical monuments such as "The Sillk Market" considered World Heritage by UNESCO since 1996-Origin of one of the most traditional food in Spain called "paella" -Famous too for its Festival "Fallas" commemorating Saint Jose -It has the biggest aquarium in Europe, "the Oceanographic"

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SEVILLA

-One of the cultural centres of history in Spain as a New World of exploration and the capital when the Muslims owned the country.-The second most read novel in the world after the Bible was conceived here, "Don Quijote" -A city surrounded by Muslim heritage such as builings like "the Gold Tower" built for defending the city. We can see "the Giralda" too, a bell tower built by the christians. -Its most famous celebration is "the Sevilla´s Fair" in spring where people dresses colourful and like to dance "sevillanas"

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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

-It is translated as "The Way of Saint James" and it consists on a pilgrim journey of 963 km of leght to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in the region of Galicia. -Considered an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 -In 2019 more than 89000 of people from all over the world did this journey -The people tend to do it on foot and it is a exxperience of cultural exchanges