University "Goce Delchev " Stip

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY OF FURNITURE AND
INTERIOR

Paper handling cases ENGLISH 1

Spain

Mentor:
Candidate:
Pom.ass . M r Maria Krsteva
Simona Atanasova
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Stip, june 2015

Content:
1.
Introduction
3
2. Tourism in
Spain..
..4
3. Summer resorts and beaches
...5
4.Winter tourism.
..6
5. Nature and rural tourism .
...7
6. Art and culture,Meseums in
Madrid.8
7. Night life..

....9

Introduction
Spain is located in southwestern Europe. It is bordered
by the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay in the
northwest and by the Mediterranean Sea in the east
and the south. It has a 1,214 kilometer (754 mile) land
border with Portugal in the west and a 623 kilometer
(387 mile) border with France and a 63.7 kilometer
(39.5 mile) border with the tiny city-state of Andorra in
the northeast, characterized by the Pyrenean
Mountains. In the south it has a 1.2 kilometer (.75 mile)
border with Gibraltar (which legally belongs to the
United Kingdom) and a 96 kilometer (59.6 mile) border
with Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla). All together Spain's
504,782 square kilometer (194,896 square mile)
territory, including the Balearic Islands in the
Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic,
Ceuta, and Melilla, has 1,917.8 kilometers (1,191.7
miles) of land boundaries and 4,964 kilometers

(3,084.6 miles) of coastline. Spain is slightly bigger

than twice the size of Oregon.

Tourism in Spain
Tourism in Spain was developed during the 1960s
and 1970s, when the country became a popular
place for summer holidays, especially for tourists
from the British Isles, France, Central Europe and
Scandinavia ,In 2007, Spain became the second
most visited country of the world after France.
Spain's tourism direct industry GDP was 62.1
billion ($81.8 billion) in 2010 according to
the World Travel and Tourism Council, the fifth
highest tourism direct industry GDP.

Summer resorts and beaches

This type of tourism was the first to be developed in
Spain, and today, generates the most income for the
Spanish economy. The mild climate during the whole
year and the extensive sandy beaches of the
Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean as well as of its two
archipelagoes (the Balearic Islands and the Canary
Islands respectively) have been attracting tourists from
Northern Europe for decades. The leading source
markets of Spanish beach tourism are the UK (around

24% of the total arrivals in Spain in recent years),

Germany and France (around 15-16% each), followed
by Scandinavia and Italy (around 7% each) and the
Netherlands (around 5%).[8][9]
The most popular Spanish coasts are on its
Mediterranean side, and include, from north to south
clockwise:

The Costa Brava, the Costa Daurada and the Costa

del Maresme, in the autonomous community
of Catalonia, very popular with visitors from France
as well as inland Spain, with notable resorts
like Salou and the city of Barcelona.

The Costa Blanca, (one of the most developed

coastal areas of Spain, extremely popular for tourists
from the United Kingdom and Germany,
with Benidorm as the leading summer city of Spain)
and the Costa del Azahar are both in theValencian
Community.

Winter tourism
Spain, as the second most mountainous country of
Europe, is full of high mountains and good ski resorts,
with famous ski slopes all over Spain, including

the Pyrenees, the Sistema Central, the Sistema

Ibrico and Sierra Nevada. For the most part, the main
crest forms a massive divider between France and
Spain, with the tiny country of Andorra sandwiched in
between. The Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom
of Navarre have historically extended on both sides of
the mountain range, with small northern portions now
in France and much larger southern parts now in Spain

Nature and rural tourism

Spain is the third largest country in Europe,[citation

needed]
and has a diverse landscape and, as a result, is
often called a miniature continent.[citation needed] Spain is
the most mountainous country
in Europe after Switzerland, despite the fact that a 45%
of its Mainland area is occupied by the Meseta
Central ("Inner Plateau"), the high plains of central
Spain. The rest of the country is dominated by several
Mountain ranges, including peaks that exceed 3,000
meters; significant lowlands and a vast coast,
alternating rugged cliffs with sandy beaches, bays,
capes and coves. Spain also has two archipelagos with
a variety of landscapes, the Balearic Islands with a
typical Mediterranean landscape and the
diverse Canary Islands.

Art and culture, Museums in Madrid

Madrid is considered one of the top European

destinations concerning art museums.[citation needed] Best
known is the Golden Triangle of Art, located along
the Paseo del Prado and comprising three museums.
The most famous one is the Prado Museum, known for
such highlights as Diego Velzquez's Las Meninas and
Francisco de Goya's La maja vestida and La maja
desnuda. The other two museums are the Thyssen
Bornemisza Museum, established from a mixed private
collection, and the Reina Sofia Museum, where Pablo
Picasso's Guernica hangs, returning to Spain from New
York after more than two decades.

Nightlife

The nightlife in Spain is very attractive to both tourists

and locals. Spain is known to have some of the best
nightlife in the world. Big cities such as Madrid and
Barcelona are favorites amongst the large and popular
discothques. For instance, Madrid is known as the
number one party city for clubs such as Pacha and
Kapital (seven floors), and Barcelona is famous for
Opium and Sutton famous clubs. The discothques in
Spain are open until odd hours such as 7am. The
Baleraric Islands, such as Ibiza and Mallorca, are known
to be major party destinations, as well as favored
summer resort.
Ibiza is a relatively small island and its cities have
become world-famous for their associations
with tourism, nightlife, and theelectronic music the
island has originated. It is well known for its summer
club scene which attracts very large numbers of
tourists, but the island's government and the Spanish
Tourist Office have controversially been working to
promote more family-oriented tourism. Noted clubs
include Space, Privilege, Amnesia,
Ushuaa, Pacha, DC10, Eden, and Es Paradis. Ibiza is
also home to the legendary "port" in Ibiza Town, a
popular stop for many tourists and now a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.

Festivals
Most festivals turn around patron saints, legends, local
customs and folklore. Among the most singular ones
stand out theSeville Fair (Feria de Abril in Spanish),
the Romera de El Roco in Almonte, Huelva, the worldfamous Running of the Bullsin Pamplona, the Fallas in
Valencia, the Tomatina in Buol, Valencia and
the Fiestas del Pilar in Zaragoza.
The Carnival is also popular all over Spain, but
especially in the Canary Islands and Cadiz. There are
renowned movie festivals all over the country, the most
recognizable being the famous San Sebastin
International Film Festival, the Mlaga Spanish Film
Festival, the Seminci (Valladolid International Film
Festival), the Mostra de Valencia and the Sitges Film
Festival, the world's foremost international festival
specializing in fantasy and horror movies. Music
festivals includes theSnar, the FIB, the Festimad,
the Primavera Sound, the Bilbao BBK Live, the
Monegros Desert Festival and the SOS 4.8 Festival.

References
www.wikipedia.com