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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Spain Tour

Spain  (Spanish: España) is a diverse country sharing the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the country with the second-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, after Italy, and the largest number of World Heritage Cities.


Prado Museum Spain
Prado Museum Spain

Spain is considered an exotic country in Europe due to its friendly inhabitants, relaxed lifestyle, its cuisine, vibrant nightlife, and world-famous folklore and festivities. Among many places worth visiting are Spain's thriving capital Madrid, the vibrant coastal city of Barcelona, the famous "Running of the Bulls" at Pamplona, major Andalucian cities with Islamic architecture, like Seville, Granada and Córdoba, the Way of St. James and the idyllic Balearic and Canary Islands.


Madrid Great City
Madrid Great City

Spain has hundreds of interesting cities. Here are nine of the most popular:
  1. Madrid — the vibrant capital, with fantastic museums, great food and nightlife 
  2. Barcelona — Spain's second city, full of modernist buildings and a vibrant cultural life, nightclubs, and beaches  
  3. Bilbao — former industrial city, home to the Guggenheim Museum 
  4. Cadiz — oldest city in Western Europe, celebrates a famous carnival 
  5. Cordoba — The Grand Mosque ('Mezquita') of Cordoba is one of the world's finest buildings 
  6. Granada — stunning city in the south, surrounded by snow capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada, home of La Alhambra 
  7. Seville — a beautiful, verdant city, and home to the world's third largest cathedral 
  8. Valencia — paella was invented here, has a very nice beach  
  9. Zaragoza — fifth largest city of Spain that held the World Expo in 2008

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