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Spain is a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) with the capital Madrid. the country is bordering France (by the Pyrenees),Portugal and Andorra. Spain, together with Portugal, is the Iberian Peninsula. The Balearic islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the Spanish exclaves in North Africa also belong to Spain. In southern Spain is the British colony of Gibraltar located. Sightseeing in Madrid must include: Plaza Mayor, the Almudena Cathedral, Palacio Real, Madrid's opera, Plaza de España (statue of Cervantes' characters Don Quichote and Sancho Panza), Plaza de Canalejas, Plaza Cánovas del Castillo (with the fountain of Neptune) , museuminselá, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Casón del Buen Retiro and the Reina Sofia museum. Other sights are the cities of Barcelona (with the Ramblas, many Gaudi influences, including the Sagrada Familia, Guell Park, Plaza Catalunya, Camp Nou in Montjuic), Sevilla and Valencia, flamenco dancing, bullfights, bull race of Pamplona, the region Andalusia, Basque Country, Catalunya and La Rioja with the delicious wines.

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