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Travel Information on Spain
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Spain (ES)
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| Continent: |
Europe |
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| Area: |
504,782 km² |
| Population: |
44,108,530 |
| Capital city: |
Madrid |
ISO code: |
ES |
| National language: |
Spanish |
International dialling code: |
+34 |
| Currency: |
Euro |
Licence plate number: |
E |
| Flight routes from Spain: |
6319 |
Flight routes to Spain: |
6904 |
| Popular airports: |
Barcelona (BCN),
Madrid (MAD),
Malaga (AGP),
Tenerife South (TFS),
Alicante (ALC),
Ibiza (IBZ),
Mallorca (PMI),
Las Palmas (LPA),
Lanzarote (ACE),
Valencia (VLC)
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| Large cities: |
Madrid,
Barcelona,
Valencia,
Sevilla,
Zaragoza,
Málaga,
Murcia,
Las Palmas,
Palma,
Bilbao,
Valladolid,
Córdoba,
Alicante,
Vigo,
Gijón
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| Airlines based in Spain: |
IBERIA,
Spanair,
Air Europa Lineas Aereas,
Binter Canarias,
Vueling Airlines,
Clickair,
Air Comet,
Islas Airways,
Air Madrid,
Lagun Air,
Helicopteros del Sureste,
Pan Air Lineas Aereas,
Air Nostrum,
Futura International Airlines
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Monarchy in south-western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, east of Portugal.
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Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, shares the Iberian Peninsular with Portugal. It borders with France and the small state of Andorra at the mountain range, the Pyrenees.
The Balearics and the Canary islands also form part of Spain, as do the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, which are located on the north African coast. In France, the exclave of Llívia, and off the Moroccan coast, the islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Alhucemas, Alborán and the Islas Columbretes also belong to Spain.
The largest lake in Spain is the Lago de Sanabria, measuring a total of 368 Hectares, with a depth of up to 55 m.
The most important airports in Spain are to be found in Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Málaga, Jerez, Bilbao, Santander as well as on the islands.
Due to the peninsular’s singular shape, various climatic regions are prevalent throughout the country. Whereas the north Atlantic coast has an Atlantic climate, with very mild winters and summers, in the centre of the Iberian peninsular, an oceanic-continental climate prevails, with very hot summers and very cold winters. Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Castillia-La Mancha, Andalusia and the Balearics, have a continental Mediterranean climate, which brings partly hot summers and cold winters. The Canary Islands boast a sub-tropical climate and, in the higher areas of the Pyrenees, the Castilian mountains and the Cordillera Cantabrica, the winters are hard and long, with short cool summers (mountain climate).
Madrid, the capital of Spain, is one of the biggest metropolises in Europe. Madrid is also the geographical, political, and cultural centre of Spain. It is the seat of the Spanish government, of the catholic Archbishop and of important administrative and military offices, as well as being the residence of the King. The international airport, Barajas, is in the north-east of the city. There are a total of six universities as well as other institutes of higher education, numerous theatres, museums, and cultural establishments in Madrid. The city of Madrid belongs to the historic territory of Castillia. Sights in Madrid include the Palacio Real, La Almudena cathedral, the Plaza Mayor and the Plaza de la Puerta del Sol, the Vicente-Calderón stadium, the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium, the tower of Moncloa, the Metrópolis house of the Congreso de los Diputados and the Hotel Ritz. There are many interesting museums in the city such as El Prado, one of the most important museums of art in the world, the wax museum Museo de Cera, the Museo Arqueológico Nacional and the Museo Reina Sofía.
Other significant tourist destinations in Spain include Aranjuez, Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Marbella, Pamplona, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Toledo, Valenzia and Zaragoza
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Favourite Flights and Cheap Flights from and to Spain / ES
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Flight London Ibiza (LON IBZ)
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Flight London Barcelona (LON BCN)
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Flight Manchester Tenerife South (MAN TFS) 23 Flights per week with Monarch Airlines, Jet2.com, British Airways, XL Airways Germany
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Flight Manchester Fuerteventura (MAN FUE) 4 Flights per week with MyTravel Airways, XL Airways Germany
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Flight Rome Barcelona (FCO BCN) 85 Flights per week with Clickair, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane
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Flight London-Gatwick Las Palmas (LGW LPA) 4 Flights per week with British Airways, XL Airways Germany, MyTravel Airways
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Flight Santiago de Chile Madrid (SCL MAD) 19 Flights per week with IBERIA, Lan Chile, Air Comet
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Flight London Madrid (LON MAD)
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Flight Tallinn Malaga (TLL AGP)
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Flight London-Heathrow Madrid (LHR MAD) 193 Flights per week with British Airways, Lan Chile, IBERIA
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Flight Madrid Tbilisi ( MAD TBS)
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Flight Barcelona London-Heathrow ( BCN LHR) 110 Flights per week with British Airways, IBERIA
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Flight Madrid Vancouver ( MAD YVR)
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Flight Madrid Tehran ( MAD IKA)
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Flight Malaga London-Heathrow ( AGP LHR) with British Airways
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Flight Madrid London ( MAD LON)
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Flight Madrid Buenos Aires ( MAD EZE) 29 Flights per week with IBERIA, Aerolineas Argentinas S.A.
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Flight Madrid Lima ( MAD LIM) 31 Flights per week with IBERIA, Lan Peru, Air Comet, British Airways
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Flight Tenerife South Manchester ( TFS MAN) 19 Flights per week with Monarch Airlines, Jet2.com, British Airways, XL Airways Germany, MyTravel Airways
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Flight Malaga London-Gatwick ( AGP LGW) 40 Flights per week with British Airways, Monarch Airlines, easyJet
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