Knowing Spain!

Spain is a beautiful country located s located on the Iberian Peninsula in the southwest of Europe. Its major cities are Spain’s capital Madrid and Barcelona also one of the major city are the only two cities with populations of more than one million people. Valencia, Sevilla, Saragoza and Malaga have populations of over 500,000. Other minor Minor city like Malaga are also vital as the major cities in Spain because of Costa del Sol where it is situated and other cities located near the coast line because it gives the major tourist attraction in the country of Spain there beautiful beaches.

If you want to travel frequently to Spain or if you want to stay in this lovely place with a lot of villa for a sale and townhouse for sale in Spain before you choose there are things you should know to be able for you to blend well with the community and adjusting with the new place will not be a big problem for you. Climate in Costa del Sol is and almost all of Spain is determined by its unusual world position, on the south western edge of Eurasia and just 13.4 kilometers from Africa at its narrowest point, with an ocean to the west and a sea to the east, and by its continental land mass and high mountainous terrain, producing a mosaic of climates, the most varied in Europe.

The dialect spoken in Spain varies in most part of the country there are several regional languages or dialects in Spain, they range from very close to Castellano to completely different one. First in the list is Catalan, spoken in the province of Catalunya this is a Romance language like Castellano with French and Italian influences. Valenciano is used in the neighboring community of Valencia and is closely related to Catalan. There is this Northwestern province of Galicia, residents who speaks Gallego , which resembles a mix of Portuguese and Castellano. In the País Vasco and northern Navarra, Euskera or Vasco are the traditional language. It is unique with non-Latin roots and completely incomprehensible to all speakers of other languages in Spain with very few exceptions, Basques usually speak Castellano. In the Balearic Islands, Mallorquín is the principal dialect. Lastly in Asturias, there is Asturianu ( Bable) , which is quite similar to Castellano and is spoken mostly in the countryside.

Most importantly the money currency in Spain, you should not forget this because there are only few money changers in the country side and if you do not have the right currency in your wallet transaction would be very difficult. But if you are from a European country with Euro currency you won’t have a problem. Spain is a member of the European Union (EU). In 2002 the euro was implemented as the common currency for most European Union member countries. For the traveler, this means one can move from many EU countries to the next without stopping to exchange currency.