Tag: Spain

The Costa Blanca is a region on the east coast of Spain. Contrary to what most people think, the name ‘White Coast’ has nothing to do with the color of the houses or white sand beaches. Reference is made to the color of the blossom of the almond trees that used to be widely present…

Yearbook 2008 Spain. Before the March parliamentary elections, immigration and the economic downturn with increasing unemployment were the focus. In the election, as expected, the ruling Socialist Party PSOE won with 44 percent of the vote. The Conservative PP got 40 percent. Both increased their mandate slightly; losers became regional small parties. In April, Parliament…

Madrid [ma dr ɪ t, Spanish ma Drid], capital of Spain and the autonomous region of Madrid, in the center of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama, m terraces 60-80 over the arid Manzanares in 655 meters above Located at sea level, (2020) 3.3 million residents (6.8 million residents…