We’re already through the group stage! Millions of fans around Europe and the world are benched in front of a TV ready to almost choke on food and drink at every chance of a goal. Following a first uneventful couple of games, Spain finally found back to its goal-scoring selfContinue Reading
The region is located to the farthest northeast in Spain. Catalonia borders Valencia to the south, Aragón to the west and France and Andorra to the north. Catalonia basic information and regional flag – – Size: 32.107 km2 Population (2019): ca. 7.565.100 Rank GDP total (2016): 1 Website Catalonia Tourism:Continue Reading
The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 1.2 million years. Find Your Spain’s overview of Spanish history, continues in today’s article. The first parts of the series dealt with the periods up to approx. 4000 BC and between 4000 BC and 3000 BC. Today we continue our journeyContinue Reading
Did you know… that Cádiz is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in Western Europe? The port city in Andalusia was founded around 1100 BC by Phoenicians from the city of Tyre who wanted to establish trade relations. Unsure about where Cádiz is? CádizContinue Reading
In June 2018, Pedro Duque, an aeronautical engineer and astronaut who has been to space twice (in a U.S. space shuttle as well as on the international space station) became a minister in the new Spanish government. He was appointed Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities and gave clear signalsContinue Reading
Spain contains a very diverse group of people and come from many different backgrounds. Some people have heritage with a long history in the country while others have arrived here in modern times. To describe the people who live in Spain, we will look at some demographic and cultural factors.Continue Reading
From Nordic pea soup to upscale spice mixes, from home cooking to the finest French cuisine – thyme is indispensable in the kitchen, but also offers a fascinating journey into cultural landscapes and a history that stretches over thousands of years. On the Costa Blanca, thyme grows wild, often onContinue Reading
Many of us in Spain, whether residents or visitors, need to express ourselves in Spanish when we buy, sell, build or fix up real estate or when we report housing issues to a landlord. Sometimes the Spanish words are similar to their English equivalents, other times they are not. AndContinue Reading
Galicia is located in the north-west of Spain and borders in the south on Portugal and in the east on Asturias and Castile and León. Galicia basic information and regional flag – – Size: 29.574 km2 Population: ca. 2.700.300 Rank GDP total (2016): 6 Website Galicia Tourism: Turismo Galicia. –Continue Reading
The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 1.2 million years. Find Your Spain’s overview of Spanish history, continues in today’s article. The first part of the series dealt with the period up to approx. 4000 BC. Today we take on the time period between 4000 BC and 3000Continue Reading
