IntroductionNationalflagRed,yellowistheSpain'straditionalfavoritecolor,andarerespectivelycomposedofrepresentativesoffourancientkingdomsofSpain.NationalemblemNationalflower:pomegranateflowerLocation:SouthernEuropePopulation:47,190,493(2011)Landarea:505,925SquarekilometersLanguage:SpanishReligion:Catholic(天主教)Capital:Madrid(马德里)Systemofgovernment:Constitutionalmonarchy(君主立宪制)NationalStone:Emerald(绿宝石)Currency:Euro(欧元)physicalcultureFootball:SpainnationalfootballteamwontheEuropeanCupchampionin1964,2008and2012andthe2010Worldchampion.NowrankedNo.1Spanishbullfighting:BullfightingisthequintessenceofSpain.ThebullfightingseasonisfromMarchtoOctober.ItwillbeheldtwiceeveryThursdayandSundayinBullfightingseason.FormulaOneWorldChampionship(世界一级方程式锦标赛西班牙站(加泰罗尼亚赛道))Madrid(马德里)SpanishSquare:(西班牙广场)HerethemostfamousfeatureisSpain‘smostfamouswriterCervantesstatue,wrotetwofamouspeople——堂吉诃德和桑秋莎。HereisfamousfortheSpanishstepsandtheSpanishstepsarefamousforthefilm“RomanHolidays”.RoyalPalaceinMadrid:(马德里皇宫)MadridpalaceisthethirdoneofTheGrandPalaceinEuropewhichjustbehindthePalaceofVersaillesandtheViennapalace.Itwasbuiltinthe1738GarrRossIII,whichlasted26yearsbeforecompletion.ItIsoneoftheworld'smostcompletepreservationandmostbeautifulpalace.PlazaMayor(马约尔广场):itWidelypopularwithtouristsandlocalresidents.Inthepast,ithasheldavarietyoflarge-scaleactivities,suchasbullfights,soccermatchesandpublicexhibitions.PradoMuseum(普拉多博物馆):Themuseumisoneofthebestmuseumsintheworld,collectingalotofuniquearts.RetiroPark(丽池公园):Thisisaroyalpark,builtinthe17thcentury.Itisthenobility'sexclusiveParkuntil1868.Barcelona(巴塞罗那)Barcelonahaspleasantclimate,beautifulsceneryandmonuments,knownasthe“PearloftheIberianPeninsula”(伊比利亚半岛的明珠).ItisSpain'smostfamoustouristattractions.BarcelonahasmanySpanishromanticbuilding,theHolyFamilyChurch(圣家族大教堂)whichlikeroadsignsPointingtotheskyisoneoftherepresentative.ItisauniquestylethattherearemanykindsoffigurestatueinBarcelonastreet.theHolyFamilyChurch(圣家族大教堂)CathedraloftheHolyFamilyisalifelongmasterpieceofSpanisharchitectAntonioGaudi.ItislocatedinthecitycenterofBarcelona,Spain,wasfoundedin1884,isstillunderconstruction.ThechurchmainbodymainlyinGothicstyle.BarcelonaCasabatllo巴特约之家:巴特约之家是一座公寓楼,位于著名的“不和谐街区”(MancanadelaDiscordia),安东尼·高迪于1905-1907年对原建筑进行了彻底的翻修,使之充满魔幻色彩。2004年被授予欧洲文化遗产奖,2005年入选世界文化遗产名录。ColumbusMonument:哥伦布纪念碑于1888年6月1日起开放,雕塑了哥伦布头像。柱体高51米(168英尺),哥伦布将它的食指指向远方,象征新大陆的方向。PicassoMuseum:ItisoneofthemostpopularmuseumsinBarcelona.BarcelonaCathedral:Thechurchislocatedinthecenteroftheoldtown,isthemostbeautifulGothicbuildinginthisregion.DeliciousfoodGarlicbakedmixedvegetable香蒜烤制混合蔬菜TheSpanisheggcake西班牙鸡蛋饼Friedwithtunabasilsauce煎金枪鱼配罗勒酱Spainbarbecue西班牙烧烤Paella肉菜饭