Fact 1
May 15th every year is the time when all the single women in Madrid visit the chapel called Ermita de San Isidro. This is because it is said when you do so and prick fingers with pins, you will be blessed with husbands.
Fact 2
Spain is the third most visited country in the world according to the World Tourism rankings (2013) that are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Spain claims this place with a whopping 60.7 million international tourists and are only surpassed by USA and France.
Fact 3
There is a pretty controversial law that shop signs in Catalonia must be written in both Catalan and in Spanish. The law also requires radio and television stations to broadcast a minimum quota of their shows in Catalan.
is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid and Spain.
The capital and largest city of Spain.
is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Atlético Madrid and the Spanish national football team.
The capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which happened on Oct. 12, 1492, which as an official holiday.
Is a Spanish actor who also has also made it big time in Hollywood.
Is a landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe.
was a popular French actor of Spanish origin