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Spain – The warm heart of Europe

Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula, in the southwest of Europe. Spain occupies approximately 80% of the peninsula, the remaining 20% being occupied by Portugal. In the north, Spain borders on France, where we also have many mobile homes for sale, and Andorra, with the Pyrenees as a natural frontier. Additionally the Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean close to the Moroccan coast.

There are five mountain ranges in Spain, landscapes are extremely varied, some very desert like, others green and fertile. There are of course also long coastlines, in the east along the Mediterranean Sea from Pyrenees to Gibraltar, and in the west along the Atlantic Ocean and Cantabrian Sea. The major part of the Iberian Peninsula’s western coast is occupied by Portugal, where we also have mobile homes for sale.

Widely known for Flamenco music and dance, bull-fights, fantastic beaches and lots of sunshine, Spain has much more than that to offer. For thousands of years Spain has been one of the cultural centres of Europe. It has beautiful cities and towns, offering really old monuments and buildings as well as futuristic architecture. The varying geography and climates of its large regions differ considerably.  Below is a chart showing details of climate throughout Spain.

Spanish climate – Temperatures, hours of sunlight and humidity in Spain

Spanish information – General information for those visiting or moving to Spain

Spanish traditions & Festivals

Best known among Spain's traditions are Flamenco and bullfights. Bullfights you will find throughout the country, the most popular event perhaps being the "Running of Bulls" during the Sanfermines in Pamplona. But bullfights are part and parcel of any Fiesta.

Flamenco, on the other hand, is the musical tradition in the country's south, in particular in Andalusia. That is where you will see first rate dancing and guitar playing. In April in Seville, Feria de Abril, an entire week of singing and dancing and trying that great Sherry wine, those delicious tasty snacks called "Tapas" and more Sherry.

If you can it’s better to arrive in Seville two weeks before Feria, this will allow you to  see this city's other outstanding event: Semana Santa, held during Easter week, the processions are world famous.

Another popular event of religious origin is El Rocio, a traditional pilgrimage to the village El Rocio in the province of Huelva, in May. Follow the thousands who each year travel there and have yourself a ball.

Another outstanding Fiesta are "Las Fallas de San José" in Valencia, in March, when  the city becomes the scene of an enormous party with lots of excitement and excellent fireworks.

A wild week you can spend also in San Sebastian during February, when La Tamburrada takes place.

Madrid has its Fiesta, "San Isidro", in May. If you like bullfights, don't miss it.

Carnival is popular in all the country, the best is in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, but if you are at the peninsula, Cadiz and Sitges are the places to go.

The real Spain - Places and things to see in Spain

The oldest works of architecture in Spain go back to the megalythical culture, approximately 3000 b.C. They are probably not what you expect to find in Spain but add to the mix of interests. Lots of Roman monuments are conserved too, among the most important being the great aquaduct of Segovia and the amphitheater of Mérida.

The Moors left some absolutely stunning remains in Spain, adding to the colourful cultural kaleidoscope. The Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the most visited sights by tourists, the other of course being Granada's Alhambra which is perfectly conserved in its original condition. The Spanish Moors created a style of their own that differs in many aspects from their traditional architecture which you may find in Africa and introduced several novelties. This style is called Caliphal style.

The Christians who lived in Muslim territory were called Mozarabes, and so is called their particular architectonical style which combines Visigothic construction technics and caliphal style. After the country was reconquered from the Muslims, Moorish architects who stayed developed another new style combining their traditional architecture with Romanesque and Gothic elements, the Mudejar style.

While most of Spain was occupied by the Moors, there existed still Visigoth kingdoms in the country's north. There you can find important monuments of Visigoth and Romanesque styles, of the latter in particular along the "Camino de Santiago". In 12^th century Gothic style was introduced in Spain, arriving to its greatest importance during 13^th century when the cathedrals of Burgos, Toledo and Leon were built. Gothic in Spain combines frequently with Mudejar-elements.

Plateresque style is the Spanish variation of Renaissance style. The word comes from "plata", silver, indicating that it is much richer in ornamentation than for instance Italian Renaissance style. One of the most representative monuments is the University of Salamanca.

Baroque in Spain falls together with the country's perhaps most glorious epoch. Two opposite approaches may be observed: the works of Juan Herrera are remarkably austere (e.g. Monastery "El Escorial", close to Madrid) while Churriguera used extremely rich ornamentation. In Galicia exists another variation of baroque style, the so-called Baroco Compostelano, with Santiago de Compostela as its center.

In Modernism Spain played again a highly important role. Most outstanding are perhaps the works of Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona, as his great cathedral "Sagrada Familia". Until today Barcelona in particular has remained a center of modern and even futuristically architecture.

Owning your own mobile home in Spain is a fabulous way to provide holidays or retirement to this superb climate. We have many families who have moved to Spain to live in one of our mobile homes. There is no easier way to try this fabulous life changing experience than in your own mobile home in Spain, France, Portugal or Tenerife.

Many of our clients initially purchase mobile homes in Europe for holidays, a good number of them soon make the move to southern Europe permanent!

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