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1. Spain consists of seventeen provences.Spain consists of seventeen provences.
3. Asturias Home of Pre Roman Architecture. The Churches of Santa Maria del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo and Santa Cristina de Lena are great examples. They have basilicas and column with pillars In addition you can see Visigoth influence.
Pre Roman Churches
Santa Maria del Naranco
San Miquel de Lillo
Santa Cristina de Lena
4. Cantabria The history of Cantabria is rich with primitive drawings. The pre historic caves of Alta Mira are located Dibujo en Las Cuevas de Altamira
5. Pais Vasco- Bilbao and San Sebastián
The great Spanish writer Miquel de Unamuno was born here in 1864
Campo Volatin Footbridge
6. NavarraPamplona
The name and origin of this city comes from Pompeii. In the 8th Century the moors lived here before the arrival of Charlemagne.
7. AragonZaragoza It is said that the Virgen appeared here in the year 40 to Saint Santiago at the Basilica.Was a Roman colony conquered bye the Arabs in 714 and then Alfonso I in 1118. In 1808 and 1809 this region resisted the French invasion of Spain. La Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
8. CataluñaBarcelona The name of the city comes from three Spanish words: bar (café) +cel (cielo) +ona (onda) = Barcelona. It is the most populated city in Europe and the most prosperous in Spain. It has the largest port. Obras de Antonio Gaudí
9. Rioja Has an illustrious history. There are many temples and cathedrals fro the XIV and XV century. They were models for the churches of the XIII century. The French influence is visible here.
Iglesia de Santa Maria de Palacio
10. Castilla – LeonValladolid
Favorite residence of the Catholic Kings. They were married here.
Valladolid was also the residence of Carlos I. Felipe IV and his sister Ana of Austria were born here.
Miguel Cervante lived here his house from the XVII century is here. This is also where Christopher Columbus died.
El Colegio San Gregorio
11. Extremadura Cáceres has many historical buildings. It is surrounded by a huge wall. It is full of temples and churches. Here is where you find ancient palentogist caves. La Cuidad Vieja de Cáceres
12. Madrid Felipe II, declared Madrid the capital of Spain in 1561. It is the biggest city in Spain and the highest capitol in Europe. La Plaza de España
14. Comunidad Valencia In the XV century Valencia was known for outstanding literature and art. In 1238
Jaime II conquered the Arabs.
15. Castilla La ManchaToledo - Segovia - Ávila The history of Toledo is the history of the Catholic Church in Spain. Toledo is known as the heart of the church. Toledo was the capital in the visigodal era. The Roman occupied Toledo in 200 a.c. It is one of the oldest cities. El Greco lived here.
Segovia is famous for its two thousand year old aqueducts of Roman style.
16. AndaluciaCórdoba -Sevilla-Granada Córdoba Was conquered by the Romans in 206 a.c.
The Arabs arrived in 711.
Christians, Arabs and Jews lived here in peace during medieval times.
Sevilla, after 1492 this was the only port where ships left to the new world.
Granada was the last stronghold of the Moors until January 1492, when the Catholic Kings conquered them
17. Murcia
18. Islas Baleres
19. Islas Canarias