Spain Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Spain
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
Spain Photos
Photos of Spain that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Spain Festivals
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 Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Spain.
Hotels » 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 Spanair) through to airline sites that feature flights to Spain.
Book Flights to Spain Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Flight Network to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
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
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Spain Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
Global travel insurance. 