Welcome spain

Welcome to Spain!

Something about Spain

• Spain is the biggest country from three countries on Iberian Peninsula

• The language in Spain is Spanish• Spain is a kingdom. The Spanish king is Juan

Carlos I

Flag

Spanish flag is red and yellow with the Spanish

emblem

CurrencySpanish currency is EURO.

Capital

Spanish capital city is Madrid. Madrid is the largest city in Spain (607km2). About 3 million people live there.

King Juan Carlos I

He was born on 5th January 1938.He’s been a king from 22 nd November 19’75.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Antonio BanderasHe is a famous Spanish actor.He was born 10th August 1960 in Málaga.

Penélope CruzShe is a famous Spanish actress. She was born on 28th April 1974 in Madrid.

Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso was a famous Spanish painter. He was born on 25th October 1881 in Málaga and he died on 8th April 1973. He painted a lots of works. But not many people know that he was a great sculptor. Some people don’t understand his paintings, because they are strange. His most popular painting is Guernica.

Corrida

Corrida is traditional Spanish spectacle on the special arenas. This is a fight between matador and torres ( men and bull). This is very dangerous. A men need to kill the bull. If he win, he will get one ear, two ears or two ears and a bull’s tail. It depends from his skills and from people on the arena, especially women, which wave by white handkerchiefs.

FlamencoFlamenco is traditional Spanish show covering dance, music and sing. It is very beautiful.

Traditional food• Tortilla á la espańola• Jamón Iberico de Bellotto• Paella• Seafood• Gazpacho• Fishes• Cuajada

BarcelonaBarcelona is a city in the north-eastern Spain. It’s the capital of Catalonia. It is country's main industrial centre. Barcelona has got a big harbour and an airport. There are lots of monuments and nice places to visit, inter alia:

La Rambla- the most popular avenue in Barcelona FC Barcelona’s stadiumMuseo Picasso- there you can see his works

MadridIt’s a city in the middle of Spain. It’s once of the largest cities in EU, after London and Berlin. It’s a government’s, parliament’s and ministry’s seat.There you can see a lots of monuments:

Plaza de Toros- large corrida’s arenaPuerta de Alcalá- gate on the Independence SquarePuente de Segovia- this is the oldest Spanish bridgePalacio de Cristal- „Cristal Palace”

Malága

Malága is a city in the south of Spain, in the Andalucia region. It’s known from the Pablo Picasso’s museum- he was born in Malága. Thanks to mild climate in Malága grown oranges, bananas, figs, cotton, vines and sugar cane.

There are a lot of monuments, too:Alcazaba- ruins of Roman fortressGibralfaro- Castle ruins in AlcazabaPablo Picasso’s museum- there you can see his works and

his house

Specific things from Spain!

Olives

Wines

Festivals and Holidays celebrated in Spain:

Religious holidays, New Year’s Day (1stJanuary), Feast of tapas (February), Feast of Fire (9thMarch), Spring festival (April), The World's Largest Festival and Show Corrida (15thMay), Harvest festival-vintage (September), Pilar festival (October), anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus (12thOctober), Slaughters Night of the Innocents- Day of Innocents (28th December)

Sources

• http://caramba.bloog.pl/kat,0,m,11,r,2009,index.html?ticaid=6d47e

• www.wikipedia.pl -informations• www.ulub.pl - music• Our brains!!!• Polish-English dictionary, Wyd. Językowe

Aneks• http://translate.google.pl/?hl=pl&tab=wT#pl|

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Thank you!!!

Prepared by Julia Skowronek and Magdalena Wachta

for EUrope eTwinning project2011/2012