Spain Backpackers' Guide
Spain Facts
Population: 43,064,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Government: parliamentary monarchy
Languages: Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%; note - Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
Climate: temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
Phone Code: 34
Photos of Spain
Photos of Spain that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Spain
Festivals in Spain courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Basque Wood Chopping (Aizkolaris) article La Tomatina article Madrid Pride snippet Barcelona Guitar Festival snippet Rototom Sunsplash photos Madrid Night of the Theatres photos April Fair video Naval Battle of Vallecas video Rototom Sunsplash web site Night of the Theatres web site
Check out more festivals in Spain
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Spain:
Spain Hostels and Budget Hotels
Spain Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Spain.
Spain Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Spain. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Iberia) through to airline sites that feature flights to Spain.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Spain Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.
