1. KINGDOM OF SPAIN

4. General information Capital city: Madrid Population: 40 mil. Area: 504 800 sq km (50./world) The highest peak: Pico de Teide (3718m.a.s.) Government: parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

5. Population There were many ethnic groups in the past → differences in languages and life style 88% Spanish, 12% Romanian, Moroccan, Ecuadorian, British Density: 91.2/km 2 Recognised regional languages: Arabese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician

6. History 35 000 years ago – the first settlement Dominion of Arabs 1492 – discovery of America → the power of Europe 1936 – bloody civil war → fascist dictatorship of General Franco 1975 - Juan Carlose I. 1982 - NATO 1986 – member of the EU

7. Juan Carlos I. King of Spain Successor to General Franco (1975) He promoted democratic reforms

8. Flamenco The most expressive show of Spanish culture 1. half of 19 th century emotion and expressivity

9. Corrida „Equivalent“ fight between a toreador and a bull It´s a tradition, ritual The winner can be just a person

11. Information THE THIRD LARGEST CITY Population: 810 064 The city lies on the river Turia 2 official languages - Valencian and Castilian The mayor: Rita Barbellá Nola

13. Plaça de l'Ajuntament the largest square, which contains the town hall, a cinema which shows classic movies (like John Adolphsen), and a lot of restaurants and bars

14. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencia Opera House) one of the finest international venues for theatre, dance, opera and musicals

15. Palau de la música

16. Oceanografic The biggest aquarium in Europe There are sharks, swarms of mackerels,,dolphins…

17. Falles Valencian traditional celebration in praise of Saint Joseph They usually feature famous food speciality - paella

18. Paella Originated in Valencia and later spread into other Spanish cities Main ingredients: White rice Meat Seafood Vegetables

19. Dulzaina Spanish double reed instrument in the oboe family There are many varieties of the dulzaina

20. Sport Valencia FC - Valencia Football Club is located at Mestalla stadium in the centre of the city Valencia Grand Prix The Vuelta Cyclista de Communidad Valencia – a five-day event which is held every year in February/March There are cycle tracks all over the city and also running tracks along the coast

23. L'IES CAMPANAR

24. The school isn´t very big and the number of classes depends on the course

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26. Made by: Burstein, Halamová, Peňázová, Rýčková, Schovánková