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 PASSION FOR SPAIN, PASSION FOR SPANISH
Once you have vocabulary and structures ready to be used, why not to visit the beautiful SPAIN and feel what Spaniards feel in there?
Spain has the second largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world. Infact, it currently has 41 places which have been declared World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO, from cave art to the historic quarters of modern towns, and includes nature reserves, gardens and monuments. They all have the distinction of being completely unique and exceptional, and a heritage to treasure and pass down to future generations.
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El ROCÍO
More than a million people and close to one hundred different brotherhoods enjoy the wonderful festive atmosphere of this pilgrimage to the village of El Rocío.
The celebration combines religion and fiesta, and is held 50 days after Easter. Hundreds of thousands of people come from all over Spain, and even abroad, to make this annual pilgrimage to the Blanca Paloma Shrine in the village of El Rocío, 17 kilometres from the town of Almonte (Huelva province).
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LA TOMATINA
Spain stands out thanks to its multicultural wealth, a feature that touches upon all aspects of social life. The diversity of festive manifestations extends throughout the entire country.
The popular fiestas and Spanish traditions stem from an unmistakably religious origin. It is a feature that shapes all expressions of the folklore, combining religious fervour with different pagan and recreational acts.
Sanfermines in Pamplona, Sant Jordi and Mercé in Barcelona, las Fallas in Valencia, the Reconquest Fiesta in Granada, the April Feria in Seville and the fiestas of San Isidro and la Verbena de La Paloma in Madrid. But these are just an example of the thousands of celebrations held all over Spain almost all year long.
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CAMINO DE LA LENGUA FOUNDATION
A route to discover the cradle, the light, the silences and the most agitated features of a language, Castilian, which every day caressed more ears in the land.
Around the 11th century a certain student or preacher noted, in the margins of Latin text, the first testimony written in the Castilian language which has survived until our times. They are the famous “ Emilian Glosses” of the Riojan monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, the cradle of a language which is now used by more than 400 million people. These first utterings of Castilian continued in the “Silos Glosses”, recorded in the Burgos monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos. The universities of Salamanca and Valladolid bestowed Castilian with imperial and universal dimensions. The ability to think and imagine was patent in great novels such as El Lazarillo de Tormes and La Celestina. Saint Teresa of Jesus and Saint John of the Cross gave form to their creative breath in the convents and retreats of Ávila. Finally, Castilian reached its peak in Alcalá de Henares, the home town of the much-loved author of Don Quijote. Return to the origins and travel the landmarks of this Route of the Language by visiting the monuments and relics, their folds and decorations, so that they may reveal to us the glories of the past.
This route has been designated a Major Cultural Route by the Council of Europe.
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