Spain

SPAIN

Location and climate

Spain is in the South-West of Europe and the

North of Africa. Madrid is the capital.

Climate:

The climate is varied. In the south, it is

Mediterranean.

Atlantic climate in the North and

continental inside the country.

In Canary Islands we can find subtropical

climate.

TOURIST DESTINATION: MÁLAGAMálaga is in the south of Spain (Andalucía).

It is a business city and has sun and beach tourism.

We can visit:

Cathedral, Alcazaba, Roman Theatre, Picasso’s Birthplace, Gibralfaro Castle, Churches,

Merced Square, La Farola, El Cenachero.

A

lot of museums - Picasso Museum, Thyssen

Museum...

B

eaches (La Malagueta, Pedregalejo, La

Misericordia…). The coast is very visited by

tourists because we have an amazing good

weather throughout the year.

W

e can practice golf, tennis, paddle..

CULTURE

I

nternational Fair of Cultural Tourism (September)

P

icassian festival in October

I

nternational Jazz Festival (November)

H

oly week (March)

M

álaga Cinema Festival (April)

F

air (August)

FOLKLOREV

erdiales

M

alagueñas. This dance is a dance for five, six or more couples where the

dancers are forming circles, figures …

RELIGION

Holy week. It is an Andalusian baroque festival where we

can see the representation of Jesus Christ’s life. This festival

has a lot of followers around the world.

Virgen del Carmen.

GASTRONOMY

‘

Pescaito frito’ is a typical dish:

Grilled sardines, anchovies,

squids..

‘

Tapas are typical as well. It is

the selection of varied food

from Málaga, like Jamón

Serrano, cheese, omelette ..

SHOPPING

We can go shopping in Larios Street (principal street of the city) where

there are a lot of shops.

Puerto Banus.

Links: www.spain-map.com/ www.flickr.com

www.lacrisisactual.info www.sobreespana.com

www.elinformaldefran.com www.sobremalaga.com

www.travelnova.es www.xtec.es

www.cinemascope.es www.es.wikipedia.org