Spain

Spain is a European country that is lies on the Iberian Peninsula. The country is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on its east and south, and it shares borders with the Bay of Biscay, France and Andorra on its north. Portugal is located on the west of Spain and the Atlantic Ocean lies on the northwest of Spain.

The country is considered to be the second largest country in west of Europe and it has an area of 504,030 square kilometers. By nominal GDP, Spain is said to be the ninth largest economy in the world and the standard of living is also very high in the country. In fact, Spain is the world’s third largest investor. Its capital city is Madrid.

The main language that is spoken by its population is Spanish but English and German are also spoken by many people. The culture of the Spanish population is diverse and it has been influenced by other cultures.

The chief religion in the country is Roman Catholicism but other religions are also followed in the country. The Spanish cuisine has been influenced by seafood and one can get a feel of its Mediterranean roots by tasting the Spanish cuisine. The architecture in Spain is very popular.

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    General Archive of the Indies

    The Archivo General de Indias, housed in the ancient merchants' exchange of Seville, Spain, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines.

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    Generalife

    The Palacio de Generalife was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid Emirs of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, now beside the city of Granada in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

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    Giralda, Seville Cathedral

    The Giralda is the bell tower of the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain. It was originally built as a minaret during the Moorish period, with a Renaissance style top subsequently added by Spaniards.

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    Historic City of Toledo

    Successively a Roman municipium, the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom, a fortress of the Emirate of Cordoba, an outpost of the Christian kingdoms fighting the Moors and, in the 16th century, the temporary seat of supreme power under Charles V, Toledo is the repository of more than 2,000 years of history.

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    House of Corregidores

    This building from 1540 is one of the oldest in the city, though all that remains of the original construction is the entrance made of red volcanic rock.

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    House of Jesuitas

    This house was built by the Jesuits in the mid 18th century following the Canarian stately style and sprinkled with Baroque decorative touches.

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    House Vicens

    House Vicens is a modernist building in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi. It is considered one of the first buildings of Art Nouveau and was the first house designed by Gaudi. It helps explain the character of the his work and also a new chapter in the history of modern architecture.

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    Ibiza

    Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain.

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    La Laguna Cathedral

    The Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Catedral de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios is a Catholic cathedral in Tenerife, Spain.

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    Las Medulas

    Las Medulas is an historic mining site near the town of Ponferrada in the region of El Bierzo, which used to be the most important gold mine and largest open pit gold mine in the entire Roman Empire.

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    Lercaro Palace

    This impressive building on the central street of Calle de San Agustin was commissioned to be built in 1593 by a family of Genoese merchants who settled in Tenerife after the conquest.

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    Les Ferreres Aqueduct

    Les Ferreres Aqueduct, also known as Pont del Diable, is an ancient bridge, part of the Roman aqueduct built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco, today Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain.

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    Monasteries San Mylyan Cogolla

    The monasteries of San Millan de Suso (6th century) and San Millan de Yuso (11th century) are two monasteries situated in the village of San MillanCogolla, La Rioja, Spain.

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    Monastery of Yuste

    The Monastery of Yuste is a monastery in the small village now called Cuacos de Yuste in the province of Cáceres in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The monastery was founded by the Hieronymite Order of monks in 1402.

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    Montanes House

    This 18th century house combines all of the major European trends. The Andalusian patio has been built into the traditional Castilian stately home style, with English windows and Italian wooden balconies.

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    Mosque – Cathedral of Cordoba

    The Mosque–Cathedral of Cordoba, also known as the Great Mosque of Cordoba, whose ecclesiastical name is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Cordoba dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and located in the Spanish region of Andalusia.

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    Ordesa Monte Perdido National Park

    Ordesa Monte Perdido National Park situated in the Pyrenees of Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. There has been a National Park in the Ordesa Valley since 1918.

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    Palace of Catalan Music

    The Palace of Catalan Music is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeo Catala.

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    Palacio de Nava

    Located opposite Plaza del Adelantado, this palace is a blend of Baroque style, Neo-classical features and Mannerist touches.

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    Palmeral of Elche

    The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.C., when much of the Iberian peninsula was Arab.

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    Park Guell

    The Park Guell is a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona, Catalonia.

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    Provincial Forum of Tarraco

    The provincial forum of Tarraco is a Roman archaeological site in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, encompassing an area of 18 ha.

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    Roman Walls of Lugo

    The Roman walls of Lugo were constructed in the 3rd century and are still largely intact today, stretching over 2 kilometers around the historic centre of Lugo in Galicia.