SPAIN ~Map~

...Here the first of 3 wonderful  postcards received  from Fabienne...a colorful and great Spanish map card!! Thanks Fabienne!  "more to come" ^__^

With nice stamp:
Celebrating Post Europ's 20th anniversary - 1993-2013
(Issued 23-04-2013)

Interesting facts about Spain:
-Spain is a country located in South Western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from the African continent.
-Spain's territory includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic.
-The capital (and largest city) is Madrid. Other major cities include Barcelona, Malaga, and Granada.
-Spain is the world's 51st-largest country and  is made up of 17 autonomous regions.
-Spain has over 8,000km of beaches.
-Spain's territory includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic. ---The patron saint of Spain is Saint James (Santiago)
 -94% of the people in Spain are Roman Catholic.
-Bullfighting is considered an art as well as a sport and popular attraction. It is also the biggest and most     controversial sport in Spain and is an integral part of Spanish history.
-Some well known Spanish artists include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miró.
-Don Quixote is an novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and perhaps the entire Spanish canon of literature.