presentation for jodhamal - spain student exchange

Global Student Exchange Program

1 st To 10 th May, 2016

SPAINSpain'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 economic and political power.

Climate:temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast

Currency: EURO

Time Difference: India is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Spain

Flag

Coat of arms of Spain

Fun Facts About SpainSpain was the third visited country in the world in 2013.

The National Anthem of Spain has no words.

There's a 47-story skyscraper in Spain that has NO elevator.

La Tomatina is an annual festival held in Spain where people throw thousands of tomatoes at each other.

Spain was neutral in WWI and WWII, but experienced a civil war (1936-1939) which killed over 500,000 people.

….More Fun Facts about Spain

The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected

There's a zip line connecting Spain and Portugal. It's 2,365 ft (720 m) and 60 seconds long

The world's oldest existing lighthouse is the Tower of Hercules, in Spain, erected in the first century and still operational.

There's a town in Spain where 700 people share the surname "Japon" as they are descendants of 17th-century samurais who stayed there after an embassy returned to Japan.

VALENCIA Valencia (/vəˈlɛnsiə/; Spanish: [baˈlenθja]), or València (Valencian: [vaˈlensia]), is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around

800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around

1.5 million people. Valencia is Spain's third largest metropolitan area, with a population ranging from 1.7 to 2.5 million. The city has global city

status. The Port of Valencia is the 5th busiest container port in Europe and the busiest container port on the Mediterranean Sea.

Attend Classes

Play Sports

HOME STAY WITH YOUR SPANISH FRIENDS

Make New Friends

Flamenco-Indian dance

Spanish and Indian Cuisine Day.

VALENCIA SIGHTSEEING

Prado Museum - Madrid

Travel To Learn Leave the Classroom

and travel into the Real World, Open Your Mind and gain

Awareness to lead a more Meaningful Life

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