Interesting facts about Spain

Spain is a country that has long been an enchanting mystery to foreigners. It is therefore no wonder that it has more tourists every year than any other country in Europe. Below are some more interesting facts about Spain, I hope you enjoy!

• Benidorm, Spain’s tourist’s capital is the city with the second highest number of hotel rooms in Europe.
• Benidorm has the third highest number of sky scrapers in Europe.
• Spain’s current King is Juan Carlos 1, he has been Kind since 1975
• Spain was ruled by Francisco Franco from 1939 until 1975
• Spain has 17 autonomous regions , they are ; Castile and León, Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha, Aragon, Extremadura, Catalonia, Galicia, Valencia, Murcia, Asturias, Navarre, Madrid, Canary Islands, Basque Country, Cantabria, La Rioja, Balearic Islands and 2 autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla.
• Barcelona hosted the Olympic games in 1992
• Spain’s official language is Castellano (Spanish) however it has a number of other co official or regional languages. They are Basque, Galician, Catalan, Valencian and Aranese .
• Spain is bordered by France and Portugal
• Same sex marriage is legal in Spain. Spain legalised gay marriage in 2005 despite strong opposition from the Catholic Church.
• The population of Spain is over 46 million people.
• Spain has the highest number of Bars and restaurants in Europe.
• The capital city of Spain is Madrid
• 1 in 4 of Madrid’s streets subjects its citizens to noise levels above the recommended world health organization limit.
• Madrid was the victim of an Al Qaeda terrorist attack in March 11 2004.190 people were killed and many more were injured.
• Spain was under Arabic control from 711 until 1492, the Arabic influence can be seen in the language and buildings.
• The north of Spain receives thousands of visitors annually. These visitor walk from the Pyrennes in Southern France to the city of Santiago de Compestela. The “camino de Santiago” is an old medieval pilgrimage that has been rediscovered in modern times.