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This is Spain
Santa Teresa School
Hi colleagues! Greetings from Mairena del Aljarafe, in Seville. For celebrating "Europe Day" we would like to show you how Spain is. In our school we have been working different aspects of our country. If you want to see our works you can click on this button in every slide you see it.
Spain is bordered by Gibraltar (UK), Portugal, France and Andorra.
Spain is located in the southwestern part of the continent of Europe
Where is Spain?
The Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast
Spain has about 44 million inhabitants
The capital of Spain is Madrid, which is located near the center of the country.
Our country is divided into 17 regions , they are 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla.
Land
The National Day of Spain it is 12th October and it celebrates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492
This is the Spanish coat of arms
The "Marcha Real" ("Royal March") is the national anthem of Spain. It has no official lyrics.
The Spanish flag is red, yellow and red
Symbols
Paella comes from Valencia but people cook it anywhere
You can ask for «Tortilla» Spanish omelet, anywhere in Spain
Gazpacho is the most typical dish in the south of Spain It is very refreshing
Food in Spain is based on the Mediterranean diet, that means that the products we use are mainly: vegetables, cereals, fish and olive oil.
Tapas which can be served hot or cold and can be eaten during the day.In Spain, dinner is usually served between 9 and 11 p.m. (sometimes as late as midnight), leaving significant time between work and dinner. Therefore, Spaniards often go "bar hopping" (Spanish: Ir de tapas) and eat tapas in the time between finishing work and having dinner
Food
Carolina Marin is one of the most important Spanish professional badminton player
Rafa Nadal is our international tennis champion
Football is the most popular sport in Spain, the Real Madrid and Barcelona teams are famous all over the world, the National selection is also well known.We won the World Cup in 2010.
Sport
Fernando Alonso is our international champion in car racing
Joan Miró
Pablo Picasso.
Eugenio Salvador Dalí
There are a lot of famous Spanish painters. Probably the most well-known ones in the last years are:
Painting
Giralda, in Seville
Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Royal Palace in Madrid
La Alhambra, in Granada
Mosque-cathedral of Córdoba
Architecture
Semana Santa (Holy Week in Seville).is both a demonstration of religiosity and an artistic and ethnographic show presenting sculpture and crafts.
La Feria, in Seville. It is celebrated in April. People wear the traditional dress and dance "Sevillanas"
El Rocío. During the weekend before Pentecost Monday over a million people descend to small village in Huelva .
Spain used to be a very religious country so many festivals come from the religious tradition
Festivals and Traditions
San Fermines. The running of the bulls takes place in Pamplona, every year in the second week of July
Carnival in Cadiz and Tenerife. You can hear carnival music in any corner of the city, and the last touches are put to the fancy-dress costumes
Las Fallas in Valencia. A pyrotechnic spectacle of firecracker detonation and fireworks display
Festivals and Traditions
We also like poetry and it is an esential part of our literature.
There are many traditional dances in Spain, but we have to mention "Sevillanas". If you want to know how they are chlick on the button
Culture
Cinema is also an important part of our culture. Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Javier Bardem are three famous actors. Pedro Almodóvar is a well-known cinema director
The most popular musical instrument is the traditional guitar, originated in Spain
Flamenco is a folk art around 200 years old. It is from Southern Spain. Song, dance, and guitar are blended into rhythms that are often improvised and spontaneous.