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Costa Blanca is popular. This is nothing new: Throughout history, many peoples and kingdoms have thrived and left their mark on the White Coast. Most conquerors arrived by ship, others came overland from different parts of Europe. A number of cultures have helped shape this country and helped create theContinue Reading

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Do you know the capital cities of each of the Spanish regions? When their regional days are? The size of their populations or geographical area? Or people’s average income? Did you know that not all of the regions have a formally designated capital? Additionally, Spain has two enclaves on theContinue Reading

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In: Food & Gardening, Herbs & Spices

Rosemary is a true native of the Costa Blanca. The spruce-like herb was a sacred plant for the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and it plays an important role in Spanish cooking to this day. It is said to improve memory. In any case, it is associated with both memoriesContinue Reading

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Emasesa, the municipal water company of the city of Sevilla, is starting a pilot project turning excess oranges from the city’s almost 50,000 orange trees into energy. The oranges dropped onto the streets amount to between 5.5 and 6.0 million kilos. Through the process of fermentation, the oranges release methaneContinue Reading

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The Spanish housing market has its own structure, regulatory framework and composition. According to the INE, the national institute of statistics, the total number of households in the Spain in 2019, was 18.6+ million. An increase of about 0.5% from the previous year. And a large part of the populationContinue Reading

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When we visited the small town of Rojales some years ago, we spotted a poster in a shop window. The text read: “We are opposite”. We laughed a little when we saw the sign, not out of spite, but because it reminded us that we all stumble when we expressContinue Reading

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In: Economy & Business, The Regions

The regions of Spain have quite different economies, level of economic activity and composition of industries/sectors. Not surprisingly, the most populous regions like Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia, also have the largest GDPs. Geographical locations, access to water and the availability of infrastructure like harbors, highways, railroads and airports asContinue Reading

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Spain is famous for its warm climate and fabulous coastline. In parts of the country you can enjoy beach-weather almost year-round. Some of these rather famous areas are well-known, but do you know where to find them all? FindYourSpain have made a map of “las costas” on mainland Spain. HarryContinue Reading

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Chufa is very popular in Spain’s Valencia region. In recent years, chufa, or tiger nuts, have gained the status of “superfood” in large parts of the world, but here in Spain it is a nutritious traditional food with roots all the way back to Ancient Egypt. FindYourSpain have tested chufa.Continue Reading