Spain - Espanha

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Flag
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Basic information
capitalMadrid
Governmentparliamentary monarchy
AreaTotal: 504,782 km2
LanguageSpanish (official) 100%, Catalan, Galician, Basque and dialects
ReligionRoman Catholic 75.2%
Electricity230V/50Hz
phone code34
Internet TLD.es
Time zoneUTC 1


THE Spain is a country in the south of Europe, which occupies the largest portion of the Iberian Peninsula.

Understand

Spain is a large country that occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula. Throughout its history, the various kingdoms gave way to a single country. This made unique private brands prevail from region to region. Starting with languages, such as Galician, Basque or Catalan in the north and Castilian in the center and south. Culturally, the differences range from the distinctly Celtic characteristics of the north to the indelible Arab presence in the Andalusia.The Spaniards are gregarious and despite the differences marked by the heritage of the past, they are commonly sociable, with the extended family having a strong influence on daily life. The street is a meeting point next to bars and restaurants, where Spaniards typically meet at the end of the afternoon in more or less large groups. Catholicism is also a unifying feature of the country, where a large part of the population (although there is decreasing in younger groups) is a practicing Catholic, and this can even be observed throughout the country in the various religious events throughout the year, whose high point is the celebration of Easter.

Regions

Regions of Spain
Northwest (Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria)
North (Basque country, Navarre, La Rioja)
North East (Catalonia, Aragon)
Central (Madrid Community, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and Leon, Extremadura)
East (Murcia, Valence)
Andalusia
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Autonomous Cities (Ceuta, Melilla)

Cities

Autonomous Cities

To arrive

By airplane

Currently, the companies that link Brazil directly to the country are the Iberia, with outputs of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, a Air Europe, of Rio de Janeiro and savior, a Plume, of Rio de Janeiro, and the Tam with outputs of São Paulo. Eventually, Christmas and other capitals have charter flights to/from Madrid.

Of boat

Spain has ferry lines to/from Morocco, Algeria and England.

By car

Apart from the ferries, it is possible to reach the country by car from neighbors Portugal and France

By bus

Alsa is the largest company in the country. [1] It is possible to buy tickets online.

By train

Rail Europe offers tickets for you to choose your destination and departure point, you can buy them on the website

Circular

By airplane

THE Spainair there are many economical flights.

Of boat

Domestic ferry lines to/from Canary Islands and Balearic Islands

By car

Traveling by car to Spain is easy, due to the good roads that cross Spain, which allow you to discover the smallest places.

By bus

By train

AVE train

THE Renfe is the national railway company. Schedules, rates and sales on the website.

Speak

Many languages ​​originate from the country, varying from one region to another. The main ones are Catalan, Basque, Galician, aragonese, Asturian, Aranese and Valencian. O Spanish it is official and spoken by everyone, albeit as a secondary language. There are still some dialects.

Buy

Hours: Most of the stores are open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm with a break for "hour of food", operating from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Look

Toledo

Knife

With the

Ham Pasta (smoked meats)

drink and go out

sleep

There are many interesting accommodation alternatives in Spain. From hotels whose quality can range from 0 stars to 5 stars, to paradores equivalent to Portuguese inns, less comfortable but also cheaper hostels and pensions that also have categories, youth hostels and private accommodation, the latter can be houses of holidays and apartments, rural tourism houses that are rented directly from the owners.

  • Stoppers - official website of the Spanish paradores (in Spanish).
  • youth hostels - official website of the Spanish Youth Hostels (in Spanish).

Learn

Learn football with several manager in Spain

Work

Safety

Health

respect

Stay in touch

The international code for Spain is 34. To call Brazil collect, using Embratel, dial the number: 900 99 00 55. However, it is infinitely cheaper to use the "locutories". A 20-minute call to Brazil costs no more than €2.00, while using Embratel's BrasiDireto service costs another R$40.00. It is advisable to use Spanish, there is a risk of hearing the phrase "No I understand!". The Spaniards are not the kindest people regarding the ignorance of their culture by others. If you need help contact the embassy of Portugal.

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