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Get to Know Spain
Get to Know Spain
Welcome to Spain.
Spain, officially the
Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in
Europe, two archipelagos, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary
Islands in the African Atlantic coast, and two cities, Ceuta and Melilla, on
the African mainland. The capital of Spain is Madrid. With approximately 46
million inhabitants, the official languages is Spanish although certain
autonomous communities have recognised as co-official 4 other languages: Catalan,
Galician, Basque and Occitan.
The country is geographically diverse, you can find snow at the Sierra Nevada
in Andalucía or at the Pyrenees in Cataluña, spectacular beaches in the
Balearic Islands and along the Mediterranean coast, volcanoes, Natural Reserves,
and a rich and diverse heritage all around the country.
In this course we will take you to Valladolid a city in northwest Spain, home of Spanish kings in the early 1600s and the place of death of Christopher Columbus. We wish you a good and educational, but challenging journey.
Welcome to Spain.
Spain, officially the
Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in
Europe, two archipelagos, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary
Islands in the African Atlantic coast, and two cities, Ceuta and Melilla, on
the African mainland. The capital of Spain is Madrid. With approximately 46
million inhabitants, the official languages is Spanish although certain
autonomous communities have recognised as co-official 4 other languages: Catalan,
Galician, Basque and Occitan.
The country is geographically diverse, you can find snow at the Sierra Nevada
in Andalucía or at the Pyrenees in Cataluña, spectacular beaches in the
Balearic Islands and along the Mediterranean coast, volcanoes, Natural Reserves,
and a rich and diverse heritage all around the country.
In this course we will take you to Valladolid a city in northwest Spain, home of Spanish kings in the early 1600s and the place of death of Christopher Columbus. We wish you a good and educational, but challenging journey.
Welcome to the Search for Isabella.
The Search for Isabella is an interactive language learning program where you play Patrick Malone, a student from Dublín (Ireland), who is on an Erasmus exchange in Valladolid (Spain). During the exchange you will search for the basis of the political unification of Spain and you will discover about the close relationship between Isabella and Columbus.
Welcome to the Search for Isabella.
The Search for Isabella is an interactive language learning program where you play Patrick Malone, a student from Dublín (Ireland), who is on an Erasmus exchange in Valladolid (Spain). During the exchange you will search for the basis of the political unification of Spain and you will discover about the close relationship between Isabella and Columbus.
You are Patrick Malone, a student from Dublin (Ireland), who is on an Erasmus exchange in Valladolid/Spain. Patrick arrived by plane in Madrid and then took a train to Valladolid where he learned that the historic centre and birthplace of modern Spain was not Madrid, but Valladolid. He now wants to get to know the city of Valladolid and research the role of Isabel I.
You are Patrick Malone, a student from Dublin (Ireland), who is on an Erasmus exchange in Valladolid/Spain. Patrick arrived by plane in Madrid and then took a train to Valladolid where he learned that the historic centre and birthplace of modern Spain was not Madrid, but Valladolid. He now wants to get to know the city of Valladolid and research the role of Isabel I.
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