Tourism Europe

Portal to Europe:General facts and figures country Spain.




photo of Spain
image photo of the flag of Spain
Tourist map Spain (clickable)
Andalusia Aragn Asturias Cantabria Castile-La Mancha Castile and Len Catalonia Valencia Extremadura Galicia Madrid Murcia Navarre Basque Country La Rioja Canary Islands Balearic Islands Tourist map of Spain

Sights Spain  next region Catalonia


culture  Culture
nature  Nature
religion  Religion
architecture bulding  Archt.
museum  Museum
sport recreation  Activity
amusement park zoo  Am. Park
location of Spain


1 type 

Plaza Mayor (Main square) in Salamanca

: One of the most beautiful squares in Spain (Espana) in the center of this city.

2 type 

Seville

: Visit one of the many flamenco festivals on your holidays in southern Spain. This hot southern city is also famous for its delicious food (Spanish recipes) and drink.



3 type 

Ronda, interior of Costa del Sol, Malaga

: Beautiful historic town split by a deep ravine with a bull ring and bridges.

4 type 

World Exhibition Zaragoza

: Discover in Aragon the countries of expo 2008.

5 type 

Toledo

: This rich cultural-historical old capital of the Ibirisch Peninsula in Central Spain is full of monuments (churches, cathedral, castle) and is easy to combine with a city-trip to Madrid by car or tourtrip across the country.

6 type 

Prado museum

: Museum in Madrid with great Spanish painters including Goya, Velazquez and Greco.

7 type 

Reina Sofia museum

: Many Spanish art from the contemporary history (20th century) in the capital of Spain.

8 type 

Guggenheim museum Bilbao (Basque Country)

: Visit during your car trip or vacation this art museum in northern Spain.

9 type 

Caves of Altamira

: 15000 year old drawings in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Northern Spain).

10 type 

National Park Teide (Tenerife)

: Climb, at your fly and drive vacation, the highest peak (mountain - volcanic) of Spain at the main-island of the Canary Islands.

11 type 

Islas Cies

: Beautiful islands and beaches off the coast of Vigo (Galicia) in northern Spain.

12 type 

Picos de Europa - Costa Verde

: Visit, from your holiday home,the mountains and costas for walking, mountain climbing and biking in the north of Spain.

13 type 

Vulcanoes-landscapes

: walking on the islands of La Palma (Cumbre Vieja) and Lanzarote (Timanfaya) on the Canary Islands.

14 type 

Alhambra

: The most beautiful Moorish building (palace, gardens) of Europe in Granada (Andalusia) close to the mountains of the Sierra Nevada.

15 type 

Mezquita in Cordoba

: Visit during your vacation this cathedral in a mosque in southern Spain.

16 type 

Sagrada Familia

: Visit during a city-trip from your hotel this beautiful cathedral from Gaudi in Barcelona (Catalonia).

17 type 

Nightlife on Ibiza

: The night life in Ibiza and Majorca (Balearic Islands) with its special music and many discos, bars and clubs.

18 type 

Spanish Costas

: Sunbathing and live in the winter on one of the Spanish costas: Costa del Sol, Costa Brava or Costa Blanca.


General Information Spain

Population:47.450.795
Density (people/km2):94
Area (km2):506.000
Main cities:Barcelona, Seville, Zaragoza, Malaga
Sun hours in winter:3-6
Sun hours in summer:6-13
Tourism (%):100
Bed places per km2:2,6
Landscape:high plateau, mountains, river valleys, coast
Highest elevation point:Teide 3.719 meter

News from Spain.


Spanish news

Youtube Spain video - motion pictures



Land use Spain

 Forest   140177 km2 
 28% 
 Other nature   96963 km2 
 20% 
 Agriculture   220282 km2 
 44% 
 Grassland   28470 km2 
 6% 
 Water   6624 km2 
 1% 
 Urban area   2745 km2 
 1% 

Climate: Mean temperature (C) and Precipitaion (mm)

Weather forecast  



Weather Madrid

Social Media

Instagram Spain

The weather and climate

Current weather in Madrid (temperature, precipitation).
Weather forecast

Blog

Blogs about Spain