If you would like to relax and enjoy for a few minutes why not try our Spanish “Find the words”? We have hidden the names of each weekday and each season of the year in the myriad of letters below. Can you find them all? Good luck!Continue Reading
Spain has a long and colorful history – it is not always as easy to keep track of peoples and cultures that have come and gone – or remained – through the ages. The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 1.2 million years. FindYourSpain has put together aContinue Reading
Spanish football is extremely popular both at home and abroad. Domestically, some people jokingly call it a religion. La Liga’s actual and formal name is “The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División”. For sponsorship purposes it is named “La Liga Santander” after Banco Santander, Spain’s largest bank and originallyContinue Reading
According to an article in El País, the national average rents have started to fall for the first time in years. Although rents in the big cities have fallen for a while due to the pandemic and restrictions imposed, the effects can now be seen nationally as well. January ofContinue Reading
Yes, it is a little bit different as we are sure you already know. But the alphabet it is a good place to start when learning the language. In the picture below you will find all the letters in the Spanish alphabet including those that different from the English languageContinue Reading
The regions, or autonomous communities as they are called, are both political and administrative units with each region having their own capital (more or less, we’ll get back to those), their own parliament, their own set of laws, election processes and more. There are various degrees of autonomy in theContinue Reading
Most of us know a little bit about the Spanish economy but perhaps not a lot? Do you know Its size, how it ranks compared to other nations, vital industries, important service sectors and more. Spain actually ranks among the top 15 world economies. Find Your Spain will take aContinue Reading
Formal name: The Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España). And, perhaps surprisingly, it was established as late as in 1978. Land area: Spain covers 505.990 square kilometers, equivalent to a little over 195.000 sq. miles. Population: The population of Spain is about 47 million, of which more than 5 millionContinue Reading
Find Your Spain is written by a Scandinavian-American team. We have different skills and backgrounds and bring our personal perspectives to the Spanish experience. Our team members have lived in several countries around the globe. We have experienced first-hand the challenges of adapting to everyday life in a new countryContinue Reading
Spain is so much more than the sunny beaches, warm water, delicious food and great wine. Historically, Spain has served as a gateway to exploring new lands, it has been a superpower and a struggling nation, a colonial power and an occupied country – a place of tolerance and oppression,Continue Reading
