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The Spanish masters in the art field (Goya, Velazquez, El Greco, Picasso, Miro). The Prado Museum in Madrid.
World renown architect Antonio Gaudi.
Bullfighting, it's soccer clubs (Real Madrid and FC Barcelona), it's tennis players (Nadal, Moya, etc.).
The cities of Madrid of Barcelona.
Beer, the paella dish, sangria.
Flamenco dancing. |
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tifita
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gastronomy and food production: olive oil, oranges, seafood paella, citrics,ham (jabugo and serrano..much better than italian prosciutto.)fish( most of the red tuna bought by japanese it's fished in southern spain)lots of cheeses. and pork products like chorizo, morcilla..etc.
Besides the typical topic of bullfighting and flamenco dancing...there are so many things in architecture we have the arab heritage in southern spain like the Alhambra, Cordoba's mosque...since in spain in the middle age there were liviving together jewish, catholics and muslims...there is also sinagogues so beautiful in Toldeo...churches like the cathedral of Burgos, Leon, Santiago de compostela, Palma de Mallorca...
we had some grat painters, like Goya, Murillo, Velazquez, Picasso, Miro,Dali, antonio Lopez....etc
Singers like Julio and enrique iglesias, placido domingo, jose carreras, Montserrat Caballé..
Some of the greatest chefs nowadays are spanish like arzak,martin berasategui,Ferran adriá...etc
anyway if it's for school you should do a research, otherwise u won't learn anything. |
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beez
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Its architecture, bullfighting, history, culture, Basque region, wine, food, nightlife... |
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Crazy English
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Too much to answer here, but the posts above have done quite a good job. I have been traveling in Spain for the last 18 months and am writing a blog, not just about my travels but giving some history of this beautiful country also, it will give you more of a feel for the place. I have put a link below.
You really need to get some books on Spain though, and read about it yourself, the history is very interesting. For example, it's the only mainstream european country that was ruled by muslims, which lasted for several centuries. Later all muslims(and jews) were forced to convert to christianity or expelled during the Spanish Inquisition. Also the Basque people and language(very different to all other european languages) date back to before indo-european people.
It's well worth reading about!
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Joan el guiri
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Have a look at www.sispain.org.
My suggestions.
Colonising most of the Americas.
Their Civil War.
Bullfighting, flamenco, Holy week, paella, ferias, white towns, beach holidays, Chupa Chups.
The Prado Art Gallery.
Barcelona, Madrid, Seville.
Architecture.
History: the Armada, conquest of Mexico (and all the other places). |
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Brian P
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Bullfighting, Wine, Discovering the new World, Don Que Honte' (sp?), The Enquesition (sp?), The Spanish Armada,
A few famous painters (hint),
If all else falls...crack a book! |
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AuburnEm
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The area of Jerez is famous for Sherry and all of Spain (especially Andalucia) is famous for bullfighting. The area of La Mancha is famous because of Don Quixote. |
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aj
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Spanish Artist Pablo Picasso
born Pablo Ruiz Picasso - Malaga, Spain - 25th of October, 1881 / Died - April 8, 1973
Popular Pablo Picasso paintings include "Family of Saltimbanques", "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", "Three Musicians", and "Guernica". |
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shawnLacey
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Everything precious, everything! Art, Flamenco, bull fighting (which is cruelty to animals) rich history, inquisition and other wonderful things. |
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SUE
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Tips for Brian:
It's Don Quixote (or Quijote, sometimes, but not commonly), and the Inquisition. |
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Véronique K
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Good food, party, wine and cerveza (beer), art and architecture, sea, beach |
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john b
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the spanish language. |
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Rodimus prime
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the lowest birth rate in the western world, and probably in the whole world.
the second largest trade deficit in the world.
one of the biggest housing bubbles in the world.
spain has one of the the lowest wages in europe.
cocaine consumption has beeb skyrocketing in the last 5 years. |
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