Spain is a colorful country known for its fiestas, flamenco dancing and bull runs.

In Spain the ‘Tomatina’ Festival is the world's biggest food fight where people throw tomatoes at each other.

Madrid is Spain’s capital and largest city.

Spain has four official languages: Castilian (Spanish), Basque, Catalan, and Galician.

Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe after France.

Families usually eat dinner at 9:00 and don’t go to bed until midnight or later.

Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali – two of the most important artists of the 20th century- were both from Spain.

The Spanish guitar was invented in Andalusia, Spain in the 1790’s.

Soccer is Spain’s national sport and they call it fútbol.

The Tower of Hercules is the the world's oldest lighthouse and located in Spain. It was constructed in the 1st century and still stands today!