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My city

My city. Mataró. By Estela González and Anna Ródenas. My school.

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My city

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  1. My city Mataró By Estela González and Anna Ródenas

  2. My school

  3. The name of our school is Sol-Ixent. There is a nursery, primary education and secondary education. The school isn’t very big, there are three playgrounds: one for the little ones, other for the children from 7 to 11 years old, and the playground on the top of the building is for the secondary students. There is only one class for course and in each one there are about 20 and 25 students. The giant of the school is a sun and its name is the same as the school’s.

  4. Classroom mates

  5. Mataró

  6. Mataró is the capital of Maresme. Its situation is next to the Mediterranean sea and at the foot of the coast range. The surface is 22,53 sq/Km and about 121.000 inhabitants live here. The most important festival is “Les Santes”. It’s celebrated from 24th to 29th July, but the most important day is the 27th when people celebrate the “crazy night”.

  7. Les Santes “Les Santes" are the Patron Saints of Mataró. (Santa Juliana and Santa Semproniana). Here people can do a lot of activities. The most popular activity is the crazy night, where young people are partying all night. Other activity is the "Gegantada". The giants dance with music. The "correfoc" is another activity where people run, dance and jump among fireworks.

  8. Catalonia Fageda d’en Jordà

  9. The capital of Catalonia is Barcelona. Its extension is 32.114 sq/Km. About 7.467.000 inhabitants live here. Catalonia is divided into 4 provinces (Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona). The Pyrenees are the natural border that separate Spain from France. On the left there is Aragón, under there is Valencia and on the right we have the Mediterranean sea. The most important day is 11th September (National Day of Catalonia) and the 23rd April (Sant Jordi, Patron Saint of Catalonia).

  10. Castellers “Castellers” are human towers built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia, Spain. At these festivals, several “colles castelleres” or teams often succeed in building and sustain a tower's structure for a certain time. Typically “Castellers” wear white trousers, a black sash and a colored T-shirt often with the team's emblem on. A differently colored shirt indicates a different team. Team “Castellers” of Barcelona wear red shirts while “Castellers” of Vilafranca wear green shirts. And “Castellers” of Mataró wear blue shirts.

  11. “Sardana” The “Sardana” is a type of dance typical of Catalonia, Spain. The dance was originally typical from the Empordà region, but it started gaining popularity throughout Catalonia during the 20th century. There are two main types, the original short sardana style and the more modern long “Sardana”, which is more popular. Other more unusual “Sardanes” are the sardanes where the dancers show their skills.

  12. Food The typical food in Catalonia is the “botifarra” (a kind of sausage) with beans and the bread with tomatoes. And a typical drink is the “sangria”, “cava” and wine.

  13. Spain Patio de los Leones (Alhambra) Santiago de Compostela

  14. The capital of Spain is Madrid. About 46.662.000 inhabitants live here. Its surface is 504.645 sq/Km. Spain has borders with Portugal and France. The longest river is the Tajo and the higgest mountain is el Teide. Spain includes the IbericPeninsula,the Balearic Islands,the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. The Pyrenees are the natural border that separate Spain from France. Colombus day is 12th October. At Christmas we celebrate the day of “The Wise Men” when the kids receive presents.

  15. “Fallas” of Valencia The “Fallas” is a festivity which lasts from the 15th to 19th March. It is celebrated in Valencia. The “Fallas” are also called “ninots”, and they are of different figures, normally of famous people, for example Obama. They’re exhibited in the streets for 3 days, and on the fourth day they burn them.

  16. Food Some typical Spanish food is “paella”, Spanish omelette and ham. Some typical Spanish drinks are wine, “cava” and “sangria”, a cocktail of wine with fruit.

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