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Geocultur a España
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GeoculturaEspaña
Temas• La geografía
• Las celebraciones
• La comida
• La arquitectura
• El arte
La geografíaThe Pyrenees mountains separate Spain from France.
Tossa de Mar is a beautiful beach that attracts tourists from all over the world
Los picos de Europa is a range of mountains 20 km (= 12.4274 mi.) inland from the northern coast of
Spain.
La geografíaMadrid is the capital of Spain. There is a very interesting monument in “Plaza de España” that is a tribute to Miguel de Cervantes and his famous book “Don Quixote”.
Don Quixote” is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age. The book was published in 1605.
La geografía
•Andalucía is a region in Spain that exports olive oil to different parts of the world.
La Mancha is an arid, fertile, elevated plateau (610 m or 2000 ft.) of central Spain, south of Madrid. Thanks to Miguel de Cervantes, La Mancha is famous for its windmills
Sevilla is a city in Spain famous for its festivities. One of the most famous festivities is “La Feria de Abril” and people celebrate by wearing traditional costumes.
Las Celebraciones
• People in Galicia show their culture through many music festivals.
• The “Feria de Abril” in Sevilla is celebrated with vibrant colors, flowers and flamenco dresses.
Flamenco• “Las Castañuelas” are percussion instruments used in
many typical Spanish dances. Castañuelas
Citizens of Barcelona gather together in front of cathedrals to dance “La Sardana”.Sardana
La comida
“La Paella" is the most traditional dish of Spain. It is a mixture of rice, meats
and seafood.
“La tortilla” is made of eggs and
potatoes. It is not the same as
the Mexican tortilla.
La Plaza Mayor in Madrid is one of the favorite places to find a restaurant. Many locals and tourists go to have lunch there.
La arquitecturaEl Museo de Guggenheim in Bilbao is a modern type of
building.
La arquitecturaÁvila is surrounded by medieval city walls
“La Mezquita” reflects the arabic influence in Córdoba. Spain was occupied by the moors for over 700 years.
El arte• Las cuevas de Altamira are caves in Santillana,
Spain that have prehistoric art.
• La Infanta Margarita, is a painting by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), and it is found in el Museo del Prado en Madrid.
• The Spanish painter Joan Miró(1893-1983) often painted dreamlike images. He frequently used the colors blue, red, yellow, green and black.
