S1*SPAIN

S2*FESTIVALS

• Festivals -
• Las Fallas
• Cadiz Carnival
• Spanish Christmas

LAS FALLAS

• Las Fallas literally means "the fires" in Valencian.
• The focus of the fiesta is the creation and destruction of ninots, and
• the ninots remain in place until March 19th, the day known as La Cremá

CADIZ CARNIVAL

• Carnival in Cadiz is said to be the third largest Carnival
• celebration in the world. The crews of the Spanish galleons
• that brought back gold and silver to Cadiz from the New World
• also brought back a variety of musical influences that are
• still evident at today's Carnival revelry.

SPANISH CHRISTMAS

• Christmas in Spain gets off to a rather peculiar and unofficial
• start on Dec. 22nd when children from San Ildefonso School can
• be heard calling out the numbers and prizes of the Lotería de Navidad.

S3*FOODS

• Foods -
• Tapas
• Gazpacho
• Buñuelos de Viento

TAPAS

• Spanish tapas can vary from simple to complex and include cheese,
• fish, eggs, vegetable dishes, dips, canapés, and savoury pastries.

GAZPACHO

• Gazpacho is one of the most world renowned Spanish dishes.
• It is a cold soup, sometimes referred to as a liquid salad,
• that is ideally served in the summer months because it is
• rich in vitamins and refreshing to drink. Gazpacho is also a
• dish that forms part of the world famous Mediterranean Diet.

BUÑUELOS DE VIENTO

• Buñuelos de viento are traditional pastries served in many
• parts of Spain to celebrate All Saints Day. They are small dough
• balls made of flour, butter and eggs that are fried in hot olive oil.

S4*CITIES

• Cities -
• Barcelona
• Cuenca
• Alhambra of Granada

BARCELONA

• , Barcelona is the city with the second largest population in Spain
• and the sixth largest in the European Union.
• The Raval and the Gothic district offer the chance to explore
• Barcelona's most international side.

CUENCA

• In the center of Spain, between Madrid and Valencia, sits the province of
• Cuenca and its capital city of the same name.
• Cuenca main economy is tourism UNESCO
• declared the city a World Heritage Site.

ALHAMBRA OF GRANADA

• The complex palace of the Alhambra has been keeping watch
• over the city of Granada for centuries.
• Alhambra means “The Red” in Arabic,and its complete
• name was "al Qal'at al-hamra" (Red fort).

S5*LANDMARKS

• Landmarks -
• Palacio Real
• El Escorial
• Aqueduct of Segovia

PALACIO REAL

• The Palacio Real (Royal Palace) of Madrid is the official residence of
• the King of Spain although it is only used for state ceremonies. The Royal
• Palace was built between 1738 to 1755 and King Carlos III took up
• residence in the palace in 1764.

EL ESCORIAL

• Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, El Escorial
• was the political center of the Spanish empire under King Philip II.
• Today it functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and school.

AQUEDUCT OF SEGOVIA

• The Aqueduct of Segovia is one of the best-preserved monuments
• left by the Romans in Spain. The ancient aqueduct carries water 16 km
• from the Frío River to Segovia and was built of some 24,000 massive
• granite blocks without the use of mortar.

S6*BULLFIGHTING

• Bullfighting is certainly one of the best-known-although at the same
• time most controversial-Spanish popular customs.
• A corrida starts with the paseillo, when everybody involved in the bullfight
• enters the ring and presents themselves to the president and public.

BULLFIGHTING

S7*EL GUERNICA

• It was painted by Pablo Picasso. it was significance is that all the faces of the
• picture and the positions of the bodies are an expression of the horror
• towards to war which has made this picture the antiwar symbol in the
• whole world.

S8*DANCE & MUSIC

• Flamenco
• Sardana
• Muñeira

FLAMENCO

• Flamenco is an art that mixes music and dance the originated in
• southern Spain.
• Some famous Spanish flamenco artists include Raimundo Amador,
• Ketama and Rosario Flores among others.

SARDANA

• Several couples join hands and dance in a closed circle in
• this traditional dance from Catalonia.

MUÑEIRA

• Danced in twos or alone along to the music of bagpipes, this
• traditional "Miller's Dance" is typical throughout Galicia and Asturias.

S9*SPORTS & ATHLETES

• Soccer
• Real Madrid
• F.C. Barcelona

SOCCER

• Soccer is just one of the many sports in Spain in which Spanish
• athletes have left a mark. Spain is a country that has contributed
• famous players and elite athletes. It is well love in Spain.

REAL MADRID

• Real Madrid professional football club based in Madrid, Spain.
• Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the team has traditionally
• worn a white home kit since.
• Captain is Cristiano Ronaldo!

F.C. BARCELONA

• It is the second most valuable sports team on the globe, worth $3.2
• billion, and the world's second-richest football club in terms of revenue,
• with an annual turnover of $613 million.

S10*INTERESTING FACTS

• 1. When your car is towed away, a message left on the street so you
• know where it was taken.

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• 2. Sunflower seeds are big deal in Spain. More importantly, Spaniards
• are really talented at opening and eating them at a shocking speed.

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• 3. Soccer is the country´s most important sport. Spain won its
• first World Cup football title in 2010.