sábado, 31 de mayo de 2008

Economy


As you see the main import of Spain is tunisia and then followed by Morocco.
As you see the main export of Spain is the USA and then followed by France.

Spain produces large crops of wheat, sugar beets, barley, tomatoes, olives, citrus fruit, grapes, and cork. Spain is the world's largest producer of olive oil and Europe's largest producer of lemons, oranges, and strawberries. Spain has made great economic progress in recent decades, though industry has grown considerably since the 1950 s. Spain's greatest trade is with the United States, Germany, France, and Great Britain. Among the leading exports are fruit, wine, and other food products, ships, footwear, machinery, and chemicals; major imports include machinery, petroleum, iron and steel, and transport equipment.

jueves, 29 de mayo de 2008

Physical Features!


Spain is the highest country in Europe after Switzerland, with an average altitude of more than 600 metres. 24% of the country lies above 1000 m.Its highest peak is a dormant volcano, the Pico de Teide on Tenerife. Mulhacén rises to 3482m making it the highest peak in the Iberian Peninsula and continental Spain obusly after Pico de teide .

Culture and traditions,etc..


Spain's main language is Spanish as you all may know. But what you might not know is that there is a part of Spain called Catalunya where they speak Catalan, which is a mixture of French and English. About 76% of the Spanish community are Roman Catholic, 2% belong to other religions and 19% are non-religious. They have many customs and one of them is doing their daily "siesta", which is an hour-long mid-afternoon break they take to have a nap. Even some big stores take the break and close for an hour and a half or more.

I know everybody must think that Spain's national and traditional sport is football, but your wrong. Their traditional sport is bullfighting! But don't worry football is also very important in Spain. The Spaniards adore seafood such as a good "paeia". This famous dish consists of rice cooked and served with a whole lot of "mariscos", fish, shrimp, octopus, etc... They also have another cuisine tradition called "tapas", this is simply a series of little snacks served a couple of hours before having dinner.(Culture of Spain Wikipedia)

miércoles, 28 de mayo de 2008

Not convinced?


well,

the capital city of Spain is MADRID the capital city is really famous because of it´s stadiums like the bernabeu. Madrid is a city of great monuments.But Madrid is not just a cultural destination. It is also a lively city with many pubs, cafes, discotheques and nightclubs open late into the night. Don't be surprised if you get stuck in a traffic jam at four in the morning. There are a lot of typical foods in Spain like in El salvador but here there is a list of the famous and typical foods of Spain: the dishes that are called madrileño in Spain, are mainly hotpots, as the well-known Cocido Madrileño with chick-peas.

Among regional specialities have to be named the delicious asparagus from Aranjuez and the very typical Sopa de Ajo, a soup of garlic.To finish your dinner in a very typical way, try a cup of Anisado de Chinchón, anisette schnapps.Traditional sweets are the Roscos de Santo!
The climate of Madrid is characterized by warm dry summers and cool winters.

martes, 27 de mayo de 2008

All about Spain


Average temperatures in spain are 9ªC in winter and 18ªC in summer. Low tempetures in winter,are of -15 that is the most common thing and under -20.Summer has an average of 24.

viernes, 23 de mayo de 2008

Historic timeline of Spain

800,000BC
We see the first signs of human habitation on the Iberian Peninsula. (Who was actually there to record this fact? ''The fossil record!'' I hear you cry.)
30,000BC
The last of the Neanderthals, a precursor hominid race, are to be found in Gibraltar (this is of course before it becomes a British Empire outpost, although a night-time visit to some ''Brits Abroad'' holiday resorts here in modern-day Spain may change one's opinion on the actual extinction of said Neanderthal race!).

15,000BC
Cave paintings found at Alta Mira are dated as coming from this period. We therefore see the start of a very long Spanish tradition of drawing on walls - more commonly known nowadays as graffiti.
5000-4000BC
The first Iberians begin settling in Almeria
.
2500-2000BC
The southern part of the peninsular is home to a flourishing Megalithic civilisation.
1500BC
The Celtic and Germanic tribes start arriving from the cold north in search of warmer climes - something they still continue to do every summer - I am led to believe the sun-lounger chair hails from this period (see previously mentioned fossil record). The Germans start as they mean to go on and it is still difficult to beat them to the beach chairs on a sunny morning (no offence German friends – I’m just kidding).
1100BC
Phoenician traders arrive and set up shop in what is now the costal town of Cadiz, where they trade metals found in the Guadalquivir valley. The Greeks also begin setting up trading colonies all along the eastern coast of Spain. A remaining example of one of these posts is the town of Empuries near Barcelona.
300BC
The Carthaginians are expelled from Sicily (they weren't sufficiently ''family oriented''). They occupy most of Andalucia whilst making preparations to invade Italy.
230BC

The city of Barcio, now better known as Barcelona is founded by the Carthaginians, who by now have expanded north.
218-200BC
During this period the Romans occupy the Iberian Peninsular, part of their empire-building plans. Around this time, Julius Caesar is made governor of Andalucia in the south of Spain. (Historical note: Perhaps Brutus didn't really mean to stab Caesar to death - perhaps it was just a boisterous game of ''bullfighting'', with Brutus as the matador (he is said to have had a liking for sparkly suits) and Caesar as the hapless bull, which got out of hand.)

jueves, 22 de mayo de 2008

Where is Spain?


This is the location of Spain!
Spain is located in Southern Europe on the south and east they have the Mediterranean Sea, and on the West by the Atlantic Ocean.
Spain shares land borders with Portugal, France, Andorra, Gibraltar, and Morocco.