Speak the Culture: Spain: Be Fluent in Spanish Life and Culture

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1. Identity: the
   building blocks of
   2. Literature
   and philosophy
   3. Art and
   architecture
   4. Performing
   arts
   5. Cinema
   and fashion
   6. Media and
   communications
   7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
   the details of

1.1Geography

Viewed from afar it’s easy to mistake Spain

for a singular lump; for a nation of one

people, one climate and one culture

grouped on the peninsula. The reality is

infinitely more diverse. Spain is a rich

assortment of contrasting regions,

languages and customs, a place where

neighbouring towns can seem worlds apart.