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SPAIN Capital City: Madrid Official Language: Spanish Total Land area: 505,992 km2 Population (2013): 46,704,314 Currency: Euro (€) Flag:

MAP OF SPAIN

Other places to visit: Madrid Seville

The best time to travel to Spain is in spring and fall (April – October)

Summers are very hot and crowded with tourists along the Mediterranean

Tips for planning travel to Spain: http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Travel-g187427-c152204/Spain:Tips.For.Planning.Travel.To.Spain.html

Culture and CustomsCalatan and Spanish are the two most spoken languagesThe culture in Barcelona dates back to 2000 years ago

Tourist AttractionsCamp Nou soccer stadium Casa Batlló

Camp Nou StadiumSeats 99,786 people Largest stadium in Europe and 11th largest in

the worldHome of FC Barcelona Team shopAlso hosts concerts and other large eventsAccessible by bus, metro or tram

Casa BatllóThe local name for this building that was

originally designed for a middle class family is Casa dels ossos (house of bones)

There is a museum on the “noble floor” or main floor

It became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2005

Park GüellPark Güell was designed by the same

architect, Antoni Gaudí, as Casa Batlló It was originally planned to be a housing

site but was unsuccessful“Gaudi House Museum” containing art and

many mosaics done by Gaudi The park is now a municipal garden and

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Flights and Accommodatio

nsJet Airways: $1,192

*package*Flight + 6 night hotel stay at Hesperia Tower Hotel: $2,178

http://www.only-apartments.com/guide/park-guell/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou

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