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by cristina tripwolf

More Glamour and Passion Than You Can Imagine

When you think of Spain, you think of glamour and passion. The bullfights, the flamenco, the festivals, the nightlife – how can you not swoon at the sheer excitement of it all? Though glitz and fire courses through its veins, Spain has much more to offer. Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, and El Greco are all members of Spain’s amazing history of art and the awe-inspiring Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has cemented Spain’s status as an international destination for modern art. Meanwhile, architecture buffs can revel in the multitude of influences that led to a distinctly Spanish aesthetic – Moorish, Gothic, Roman, and Celtic, to name a few. While some of Spain’s spectacular beaches are notorious for a hard-partying lifestyle (Ibiza comes to mind), there are plenty of quiet seashores where you can catch your breath before diving back into the action. Expansive mountain ranges and forests offer even more year-round getaways for dormant party animal and adventurer alike; head to the Pyrenees for challenging ski slopes or make your way to Picos de Europa, the largest national park in Europe, for all of the wilderness you can handle. All of these options make Spain the ideal destination for young and old, novice and veteran travelers, and everyone in between.

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Spain Facts

  • capital: Madrid
  • population: 40448191
  • area: 505992
  • time zone: GMT +1
  • languages: Castilian Spanish (official),Catalan 17%,Galician 7%,Basque 2% (each official regionally)
  • religions: Roman Catholic 94%
  • GDP per capita (PPP): 27522
  • literacy: 97.7
  • life expectancy: 78.8
  • electricity: 230 V (50 Hz)
  • electric plug type: C,F
  • calling code: 34
  • internet TLD: .es

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Top 10 Things to do in Spain voted by the tripwolf community

Parc Güell

park / zoo Parc Güell

in Barcelona, Spain

Gaudí's fairytale park - a fantastic setting above the city. Fairy tale houses, figures of dragons, gigantic grottos, arcades braced obliquely against the mountain: the picturesque park established by ...

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34 votes
Plaza Mayor

sight Plaza Mayor

in Madrid, Spain

Small market square in Madrid with a wide variety of bars, restaurants and shops. The Plaza Mayor is an impressive structure, which is located near Puerta del Sol. It was built in the 15th century to o...

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25 votes
Sagrada Família

sight Sagrada Família

in Barcelona, Spain

A sacral masterpiece and gigantic structural ruin. The temple of atonement dedicated to the Holy Family, with its huge towers winding parabolically towards the sky is a symbol of modernism and the worl...

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25 votes

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