SPAIN
STAGE
ERASMUS+ PROJECT
Where’s Spain?
Spain is a country in the South of Europe that is between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
History
Spain is different…
SUN AND HEAT
BEACHES
NATURE
CULTURE
Festivities
The most important festivities in Spain are :
APRIL FAIR IN SEVILLE
SANFERMINES IN PAMPLONA
FIESTA DEL PILAR IN ZARAGOZA
Typical food and drink
The omelette is the most famous food, and the sangría the most famous drink.
Traditional music
You can´t generalise when you are talking about the traditional Spanish music, because there are different autonomous communities and each one has inherited different genres like flamenco, jotas, muiñeiras...
Galicia
Galicia is an autonomous community in Spain, located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Languages
In Galicia, the official languages are Galician and Spanish.
Galician is a language that is similar to Portuguese because in the past they were a unique language.
Galicia is different too…
NATURE
BEACHES
CULTURE
ST. JAMES WAY
St. James Way is a pilgrimage route to the shrine of the Apostle St. James in The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Many people take this route as a form of spiritual path or retreat for their spiritual growth.
THE CATHEDRAL OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
PILGRIMS CANES
Traditions
In Galicia, we find many traditions and festivities related to food, religion, dance, legends… Some examples are:
“MAGOSTO”
“SAN JUAN”
“San Juan”
The night on 23rd June people make a bonfire (many people do it on the beach) and then they jump it to scare away spirits.
It´s typical to eat sardines, steak and drink “Queimada”
Carnival
It´s a festivity held throughout Spain but in Galicia there are some traditional costumes that many people wear, especially in the south of Galicia.
At this time people usually wear costumes and go to parades and to costume parties.
Typical food and drinks
LACÓN CON GRELOS
QUEIMADA
PULPO
MARISCO
Galician music and dances
The most typical music and dance are muiñeiras that are characterized by bagpipes and high-pitched voices of women.
A Coruña
Cambre
Cambre is a village of around 20,000 inhabitants and it has several centres of population: Temple, Cambre, A Barcala ...
It is located about 10 km from the city of A Coruña.
Cambre: Traditions and culture
ARQUEOLOGICHAL MUSEUM
CAMBRE ROCK FESTIVAL
PROMENADE
CHURCH: STA. MARIA DE CAMBRE
CAMBRE MARKET
Our high school�
Located in the neighbourhood of A Barcala, our high school has about 815 students who are studying :
Afonso X O Sabio
Our high school