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Once away from the
holiday costas, you
could only be in
Spain. In the
cities, narrow
twisting old streets
suddenly open out to
views of daring
modern architecture,
while
spit-and-sawdust
bars serving wine
from the barrel rub
shoulders with
blaring, glaring
discos.
Travel is easy,
accommodation
plentiful, the
climate benign, the
people relaxed, the
beaches long and
sandy, the food and
drink easy to come
by and full of
regional variety.
More than 50 million
foreigners a year
visit Spain, yet you
can also travel for
days and hear
nothing but Spanish.
Geographically,
Spain's diversity is
immense. There are
endless tracts of
wild and crinkled
sierra to explore,
as well as some
spectacularly rugged
stretches of coast
between the beaches.
Culturally, the
country is littered
with superb old
buildings, from
Roman aqueducts and
Islamic palaces to
Gothic cathedrals.
Almost every second
village has a
medieval castle.
Spain has been
the home of some of
the world's great
artists - El Greco,
Velázquez, Goya,
Dalí, Picasso - and
has museums and
galleries to match.
The country vibrates
with music of every
kind - from the
drama of flamenco to
the melancholy
lyricism of the
Celtic music and
gaitas (bagpipes) of
the northwest.
Reach family,
friends and work
colleges and make
your cheap phone
call today to Spain.
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