Decorated Streets

Spain: The Country of One Endless Party

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September 9th 2008
Spain is a country where the fiesta never ends; in addition to the national holidays and festivals, every town or region has their own special festival or saints day. Some of these festivals are really well known such as the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona or La Tomatina in Valencia (Everyone has a huge, 3000 person tomato fight in the streets and then the fire trucks come through to hose everyo ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more