261 years and not a word? Spain holds a strange world record. But the Spanish are not alone in not having lyrics for their national anthem, La Marcha Real or “The Royal March” in English. Perhaps the anthem will be played again following the finals of this year’s world cupContinue Reading
And we’re on! The world’s biggest football party starts today, and hundreds of millions of fans all over the world will cheer on their favorite team. Spain is there – of course. This time with Germany, Japan and Costa Rica as its group stage competitors, together denominated Group E. AContinue Reading
Today, Friday 11 November at 11 o’clock, it is 104 years since the First World War ended. Spain had declared itself neutral in this first global war; a war which claimed at least 16 million human lives. Nevertheless, there were strong sympathies in Spanish society – for and against theContinue Reading
Navarre is located in the north of Spain and borders in the south-west on La Rioja, in the west on the Basque Country, to the north towards France, and in the east on Aragón. Navarre basic information and regional flag – – Size: 10,391 km2 Population (2019): approx. 650,000 RankContinue Reading
