THIS IS SPAIN!

CINCO CASAS, ARENALES, ALAMEDAMarch, 18th-22nd 2015

We are here…SPAIN

Castilla la Mancha

Ciudad Real

Cinco Casas

Alameda de Cervera Arenales de

San Gregorio

What to know about Spain?

→ Capital (and the largest city) : Madrid

Flag Coat of Arms

→ Official Languages: SpanishRecognised Regional Languages: Basque, Catalan, Galician and Occitan. → King: Felipe IV→ President: Mariano Rajoy→ Area: 505, 992 km2→ Population: 49,190,498

→ Currency : Euro

In Spain…

La Cibeles(Madrid)

Catedral de Santiago de Compostela

Alhambra de Granada

Mezquita de Córdoba

Acueducto de SegoviaSierra del Alto Tajo (Guadalajara)

Seaside

Snow

Spanish Painters

Diego Velázquez

Las Meninas

Francisco de Goya

El Quitasol

Salvador Dalí

Relojes chorreados

Pablo Picasso

El Guernica

Architecture in Spain

Antoni Gaudí

El Capricho

Parque Güell

La Sagrada Familia(Barcelona)

Sport in Spain

National Football Team

National Basketball Team

Rafael Nadal

Fernando Alonso

Miguel Indurain

Regional dances

Flamenco

La Sardana

La Muñeira Seguidillas

Manchegashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbgMB5SeTwQ

Jotas Manchegashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_05BXykMW0

In Castilla la Mancha…

Molinos de Viento (Campo de Criptana)

Casas Colgadas (Cuenca)

Cueva de Medrano (Argamasilla de Alba)

Lagunas de Ruidera (Albacete/Ciudad Real)

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza(Alcázar de San Juan)

La Ciudad Encantada (Cuenca)

Toledo... El Alcázar

Catedral

Typical dishes from La Mancha…

Gachas

Migas de pastor

Galianos

Tortilla española

Pisto manchegoMigas dulces

Bizcochá manchega

La vendimia→ In English it is known as “vintage”.→ It is the process of picking the grapes and creating the final product (wine).→ It usually takes place between July and October.

La vendimia

Don Quijote de la Mancha→ The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes.

→ It follows the adventures of an hidalgo; Alonso Quijano and a simple farmer; Sancho Panza.→ Published in two volumes (1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is considered the most influencial work of Spanish literature.→ Cervantes’ story takes place on the plains of La Mancha.

WE HOPE YOU LIKED IT!

CINCO CASAS, ALAMEDA, ARENALESMarch, 18th-22nd 2015