Take it from us, this impressive, progressive country's miles beyond iconic but stereotypical bullfights, flamenco, and mass beach tourism, with historic sights reaching back to the era of ancient Greece, wine regions, skiing, some of Europe's most cutting-edge culture; and a gorgeous tapestry of different cultures and languages. ¡Viva España!
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Flamenco: the soul of Spain?
Ask many people around the world what comes to mind when they think of Spain, and chances are flamenco will land near the top of the list. The sinuous moves; the rapid, hypnotic shoe tapping; the staccato hand-clapping; the mesmerising guitarwork; the plaintive singing - if you've never witnessed a performance in person, your first time in particular will stay with you forever.An art form and indeed a sensibility closely intertwined with the culture and traditions of Andalusia, flamenco grew…
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However, there is so, so much more to Spain than that - Madrid and Barcelona are fabulous cities, there are wonderful cultural sites like Sevilla and Granada in Andalucia, then there is fantastic countryside with mountain villages and more.
On top of all of that, the food gets better and better and so does the wine, plus the mark-up on the wines in the restaurants is much lower than in most countries, so you can eat and drink very well indeed.
The Daily Mail (UK) reports: "Spain's air traffic controllers have called off a strike planned for later this month, saying they don't want to further dent the country's troubled tourism industry."
Unusual, no?
"The [Spanish] media reported one study claiming the publicity from [Michelle Obama's] visit would be worth $1 billion for a country where tourism is at its lowest level in seven years." What I don't get is why tourism has fallen off in the first place.
If anybody has websites related to Alicante, Murcia, or Malaga and is interested in exchanging website links with related websites please let me know.
We have websites for car rental in Alicante, Malaga and Murcia:
http://www.malagacarhirespain.com
http://www.alicantemurciacarhire.com
Thanks!
Matt May
Blue Valley Car Hire
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