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Spain is located in the west-south part of Europe, between France and Portugal. We come from Sabadell, a city near to Barcelona, which is in Catalonia, a region of Spain.

» Climate zones Spain has five different climates. That makes possible the variety of activities that you can perform. Anyway, the climate is mostly hot and the temperatures are usually high.

» Geographical areas The country has a big variety of landscapes. Spain has coasts (Atlantic and Mediterranean), mountains, and deserts too.

» Geographical areas Coasts: Costa Brava Balear islands Andalucía’s coast Canarian islands Mountains: Pyrenees Sierra Nevada Deserts: Monegros’ desert Almeria’s desert

» in summer? The summer is the best moment to practice sports in the water or adventure sports, like rafting, climbing, bungee jumping, go backpacking, surfing, etc.

» in spring? The best option to do in spring is sightseeing. In Spain you can visit and discover amazing cities, and the best time to visit them is spring.

» in winter? In winter you can go alpine skiing, country skiing or snowboarding (in Pyrenees or Sierra Nevada). You can also do activities related with the snow, such as alpinism, snowshoeing, etc.

» in autumn? In autumn you can visit unknown villages, walk through the mountains, cities and the beach or you can go to collect mushrooms.

» Museums El prado It is a painting and sculpture museum located in Madrid. It was founded in Guggenheim It is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Bilbao. It was opned on October 18, Dalí Theater and Museum It is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Figueres. It was opned in 19??.

Acueducto de Segovia La Sagrada Familia (Barcelona) Alhambra (Granada) La Catedral de Santiago El Monasterio de El Escorial La Giralda (Sevilla) Mezquita de Córdoba Plaza de España de Sevilla » Monuments and places

In Spain there are a lot of places, villages, monuments… that people usually don’t visit. Those places are very beautiful and you can spend very good holidays there. » Unknown villages

» The Spanish people usually follow the Mediterranean diet. » In Spain we have some of the most important restaurants in the world, such as “El Celler de Can Roca”, or Karlos Arguiñano’s restaurant. »Typical Spanish dishes are: Tapas Paella Tortilla Española Caracoles Pulpo a la Gallega Calamares

» Traditional celebrations La tomatina (Buñol, Valencia)Les Falles (Valencia, Valencia) San fermín(Pamplona, Navarra)La patum (Berga, Catalunya)

» Traditional celebrations Festes de Gràcia (Barcelona, Catalunya)Feria de Abril (Sevilla, Andalucía) Festes Majors (Catalunya)

» Festivals Bilbao BBK Live (Bilbao) Primavera Sound (Barcelona, Catalunya) Sonar (Barcelona)Arenal Sound (Valencia) FIB Benicàssim (Costa Azahar, Valencia)

» sports? You can watch a lot of sports events during the year, like a Barça or Madrid football match, the GP of Montmeló, tennis tournaments, la vuelta a España, etc.

» culture? To enjoy culture in Spain, you can visit some different art museums, like MNAC, and many different theaters, like «El liceu», the Paral·lel avenue, «Palau de la Música»...