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

Eastern Spain

Landscape, climate and culture find

wide, motley variety in Spain’s eastern

regions. Catalonia’s vibrancy, Barcelona

at its heart, gives the region a real buzz,

making neighbouring Aragón’s empty

spaces feel all the more bereft.To the

south, Valencia can feel distinctly un-

Iberian with its anglicised resorts, their

sights set simply on serving up sun, yet

the region does draw cultural verve

from some of Spain’s wildestfiestas.