Did you know Spanish passports grant holders visa-free entry to more countries and territories in the world than almost any other? Noted as one of the most “powerful” in the world, according to The Henley Passport Index, the Spanish passport offers visa-free entry to 191 countries and territories. By comparison,Continue Reading
Spain’s population is over 47 million (2022). That amount of people is split among 17 regions (15 on the mainland and 2 island regions) as well as two autonomous cities located on the northern coast of Africa. Do you know which of Spain’s regions have the largest and smallest populations?Continue Reading
Did you know that with its 3,567 kilometers Spain has the second largest high-speed rail network in the world? And the largest in Europe. It boasts four rail service brands including AVE, AVLO , Ouigo and ILSA. AVE (Alta Velocidad España) and AVLO (Alta Velocidad Low Cost) are both operatedContinue Reading
Did you know Spain is Europe’s second largest beer producer? Only Germany with about twice the population of Spain produces more beer. But, neither country is the largest exporter of domestically manufactured beer. That honor goes to The Netherlands. The largest companies fulfilling the beer demands in Spain are Heineken,Continue Reading
Why not relax and enjoy our Spanish “Find the words” in the sweltering heat this weekend? The names of all the regions of Spain have been “hidden” in the myriad of letters below and it only takes a few minutes to find them all. Can you find all seventeen ofContinue Reading
Did you know Spain started its military cooperation with the USA under the Franco regime and as early as in 1953? Due to support from Germany and Italy during the civil war and Franco’s support for these same powers during the 2nd world war, Spain had become internationally isolated. TheContinue Reading
Did you know the Molotov cocktail is a Spanish invention? First used by Franco’s troops during the Spanish civil war, its iconic name however, comes from the Finns when during the Winter War, the Soviet foreign minister Molotov, claimed bombing raids were actually food drops. Soviet tanks found themselves frequentContinue Reading
We find Amata to be an interesting organization. They promote hand crafted products of local artisans and organizes markets around Spain often in cooperation with city halls. About 20 of them each year. No industrial manufacturing is allowed so each and every product you buy is unique. Amata is shortContinue Reading
EFE or Agencia EFE, S.A. is the world’s fourth largest wire service after Associated Press (AP), Reuters and Agence France-Presse (AFP). It was founded in 1939 in the city of Burgos but moved its headquarters in 2014 to Madrid, to Burgos Avenue (of course). It employs as many as 3000Continue Reading
Did you know Spanish passports grant holders visa-free entry to more countries and territories in the world than almost any other? Noted as one of the most “powerful” in the world, according to The Henley Passport Index, the Spanish passport offers visa-free entry to 189 countries and territories. By comparison,Continue Reading
