Wide plateaus and rugged mountains, but also the finest sand beaches and fertile hills dominate Spain. And as diverse as the landscape reveals the Spaniards themselves
Although Spanish, ‘el Castellano’, the Spanish official language, but Catalan, Galician and Basque also recognized – concession to the strong sense of regional peripheral provinces, whose history, culture and traditions differ greatly from the central highlands differ.
Especially in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic coast, where the Moors ruled almost 800 years, the differences clearly fall into the eye. The sophisticated irrigation systems provide the Arabs here today for a fertile and prosperous hinterland. Moorish architects have created masterpieces like the Alhambra in Granada and left their influence also in the everyday architecture.
A chapter for the many festivals and celebrations, especially in summer everywhere in Spain held and expression of the Mediterranean temperament and the joy of life are. Every city and every village each year celebrates its patron saint extensively. As a mix of exhibitions and fairs provide colorful fiestas for a ausgelassenes bustle. World famous are the mysterious Bußprozessionen during Holy Week, which hardly affect a visitor.
