Information about SpainSpain - the favoured destination for UK holidaymakers. From the Costa del Sol to the Costa Blanca, from the Beaches to the Mountains, from the bars to the water parks you will find lobster coloured Brits. But that is not Spain. Spain is the world's 51st largest country and has an exteremely diverse culture, climate, geography and history. Suprisingly there are four languages which are officially recognised in various parts of the country:
- Aranese (aranés) (a variant of Occitan), in Catalonia;
- Basque (euskera) in the Basque Country and Navarre;
- Catalan (català) in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands; Valencian (valencià), a distinct variant of Catalan, is official in the Valencian Community
- Galician (galego) in Galicia.
Major cities include Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla (Seville), Zaragoza, Malaga, Murcia, Bilbao, Valladolid, Cordoba, Alicante, Vigo, Gijon, Granada, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Vitoria. |