What is spain famous for? if you tell me me, i'll give you a 5,000 dollars. thanx. I promise.?

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Oliver T6

Sleepy people.

I'll give you my bank details shortly.

abuela Nany

Well....
In foods: Paella, Gazpacho, Cocido MadrileÃ±o, Tortilla EspaÃ±ola, Seafood.
Great wines from different areas in the country (Rioja, PenedÃ¨s, Ribera del Duero, JerÃ©z de la Frontera, Montilla, MÃ¡laga, etc.)
Then there is Bullfighting, Flamenco Dancing, Spanish guitarists, The Ferias (April in Seville, August in MÃ¡laga, and many in between), Holy Week processions, The RocÃo Pilgrimage.
Cities such as Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, etc. with all the monuments and architectural marvels they contain.
Leather work & Silver filligree work from Cordoba.
Swords and other steel works from Toledo also Marzipans.
Cheeses from La Mancha.
Turrones (sweets) from Jijona and Alicante.
Ensaimadas from Mallorca.
Empanadas from Galicia.
And all these are just a few examples!
Use the 5,000 dollars to come to Spain for a visit!!!
:-)

SUE

Sure, I'll believe it when I see it.

flamenco, bullfighting and paella, these being some of the most notable. Many more things, but I'll let someone else come up with a few.

RICHARD R

sangria,vino tinto,real madrid,el cid,and rip off time share sales people.

yeeblazer

bull fights, conquistadores, ponce de leon....hmmm....that should do - you can mail a check...

Carousel

Well Emmy, There are some good answers above. you are a little slow in parting with your money. The longer you leave it, the less $5000 will be worth, because the dollar is in freefall against the euro.

zipps8_6

Don Quixote(Quijote) de la Mancha, Fiesta de San Fermin and La Tomatina.

Rowena

The queen and king, Isabella and Ferdinand, from several hundred years ago.

The Bad Guy Razor Ramon-01

Hey Yo:

Famous:

The Most Famous Spaniard Book is Don Quixote De La Mancha (El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha)

Is the Place where the Spanish language was Born!

America Discovering!

Infamous:

Bullfighting, and Pamplona Running..... No respect for animals, a Barbaric Show!!

Spain Smells like Garlic

Spaniard are close to the French, They dislike take Bath Too!!

The Shameless attack of the Ecuadorian girl for no apparent reason, The attacker alleged to be drunk(I think he was under drug Intoxication)! Now Spain is on the first place in cocaine abusers!

The reason was "racist Attack"....The attacker was released by the Spanish police, because they have no Xenophobia Laws!!

---edit---

Igenioso = Very smart
Hidalgo = is a kind of Knight

Bye

The Bad Guy Razor Ramon

Rodimus prime

hey there, found some interesting articles about spain.. i hope you find them useful.. if you want to expand your knowledge about spain feel free to send me a private message.

Spain rues the day it joined the euro...............
They have three reasons for regret. The countryâ€™s housing bubble has burst, the economy is less competitive than ever and the current account deficit has mushroomed to the world's second largest.
http://www.moneyweek.com/file/30888/spain-rues-the-day-it-joined-the-euro.html

Boomtime Spain waits for the bubble to burst
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1646197/posts

UK in top three at risk of housing crash | This is Money
UK, Ireland and Spain....
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/mortgages/house-prices/article.html?in_article_id=422863&in_page_id=57

Spanish household debt is also among the highest in Europe
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/23/business/peseta.php

RAND Research Brief | Population Implosion? Low Fertility and ...
Spain has the second-lowest rate of fertility among the original 15 ..
http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9126/index1.html

UN figures indicate Spain's birth rates are the lowest in the world....(2000)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2872/is_2_26/ai_62140836

Spain has the world's second largest current account deficit in absolute terms, after the United States.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/15/business/EU-FIN-ECO-Spain-Economy.php

According to a study published in July 2002 by the CC.OO trade union confederation, Spain's national minimum wage is one of the lowest in the European Union (only Greece and Portugal have lower rates), and represents only 40% of the average wage.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2002/09/inbrief/es0209202n.htm

Spain unemployment climbs fastest in a generation (2008)
http://aimtobefree.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/spain-unemployment-climbs-fastest-in-a-generation/

Spanish inflation rate one of the highest in Europe, OECD
http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php/news/comments/spanish_inflation_rate_one_of_the_highest_in_europe_oecd/

The mayor of Madrid labeled by a U.N. report as the world's No. 2 for cocaine consumption rejected the findings Wednesday.
http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/28-06-2007/94167-spain-0

Miranda de Ebro: world drugs capital?
http://www.economist.com/blogs/certainideasofeurope/spain/

Spain tops table of cocaine use
Spaniards are the most prolific users of cocaine in the world, according to a report from state prosecutors obtained by El PaÃs newspaper yesterday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/sep/07/spain.drugstrade

The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Keys For Understanding
Over 90% of young Spaniards between 15 and 25 live with their parents, according to the ...
http://www.sociology.org/content/vol7.1/minguez.html

What does Spain mean to you?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080319122517AAqn0Bg

Housing movement in the Spanish State - Yearbook
The protest initiated with public seatings in Madrid and Barcelona, ... that is precarious and workers who receive less than 1000 euros for salary; ...
http://www.euromovements.info/yearbook/index.php/Housing_movement_in_the_Spanish_State

The 1, 000 Euros a month club
Are you aged between 22 to 40, highly qualified, university-educated, have a masters degree and speak other languages? Wanna earn 1000 Euros (Â£650) a month?
http://www.cafebabel.com/en/dossierprintversion.asp?Id=395

wzp

the ppl of course! and the land!
duh

Worldwide AntiMediteranean Party

1.- Gypsys
2.- Bullfights
3.- Dancing horses
4.- People dancing like horses (Joaquin Cortez)
5.- Terrorism of ALL kinds (ETA, Al-Qaeda, Italian Mafia,etc.)
6.- Roman churches
7.- Bulls running in the streets
8.- "Bruja Lola"
9.- Macarena
10.- The little statue of a bull that all Spanish have over their televisions.

KdS

Sangria, leatherwork, bullfighting, barbers named Figaro...

backo5252

ask any aussie mate chris skase

JMKO

1. Discovery of America
2. For steal Mexican gold
3. By destroying temples prehispanic and burn the Mayan codices
4. For his cruelty to the bulls
5. Paella
6. David Bisbal, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose.
7. Xenophobics
8. Beautiful Cities
9. By losing their huge empire in the world
10. To preserve the monarchy obsolete
11. It's very difficult to understand when they talk

etc etc.

Colin T

The first submarine ever built was in Cartagena Spain
Peral Submarine The designer was born in Cartagena Spain and launched the submarine there in 1888.

give the money to children in need

the punter

One thing Spain is famous for is the Mar Menor, it is known as the largest swimming pool in the world, you can read about it here.

This site tells you a lot about southern Spain

http://www.marmenor.org.uk

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