Spain is generally known for music and flamenco dancing, bullfights, incredible
beaches and plenty of sunshine, Spain has to offer much more.
It is and has been for thousands of years one of the cultural
centers of Europe. It has stunning cities and towns, offering
truly old monuments as well as innovative architecture. Its
various regions are all different to each other, geographically,
climatically and even in character. Car
Rental Spain is a great way to explore Spain.
Spain is situated at the Iberian Peninsula, of which it occupies about 80%
the outstanding 20% is occupied by Portugal, in the southwest
of Europe. in the north Spain borders on France and Andorra,
with the Pyrenees as a natural border. in addition the Balearic
Islands Malaria, Menorca and Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea,
Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean close to the Moroccan
coast, and Ceuta and Melilla, situated in northern Africa,
are Spanish territory. Spain is the third country of Europe
in extension and the fifth in population.
There are five large mountain ranges crossing the country, and
about half of it is situated at an elevated plain. Landscapes are enormously
varied, some almost desert like, others green and lush, and of course there
are the long coasts, in the east along the Mediterranean Sea from Pyrenees to
Gibraltar, and in the west the major part of the Iberian peninsulas western
coast is occupied by Portugal along the Atlantic Ocean and Cantabrian Sea.
Spain is a charming country.
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