Catalonia - Spain
Of all the regions that make up the ethnic, cultural and historical patchwork of Spain, Catalonia is perhaps the most distinctive. The majority of the people speak Catalan and not Castilian Spanish (the two are co-official), and the people are intensely proud of their own identity and heritage. Ask the Catalans and they will tell you their northeast corner of Spain is not a region but a nation. Not surprisingly, rivalry between Castile and Catalunya is an ongoing part of Spanish history.
Best known apart from the capital, Barcelona, is of course the Mediterranean coast, Costa Brava, with ample beaches and mild climate, doubtlessly a first rate touristical attraction. One shouldn't forget anyhow that Catalonia offers as well high mountain ranges, the Pyrenees in the north, the curious formations of Montserrat, the inactive volcans of Garrotxa, and a wide plain area in the region's center.
Catalonia has a very marked culture of its own, most evidently of Mediterranean tradition, and is distinguished of most other Spanish regions in several aspects, not at least by its language, Catalonian (although everybody speaks and understands Castilian Spanish perfectly). Certainly it is one of the most cosmopolitan places in Spain, thanks to its long tradition of international commerce.
The coast offers ideal facilities for all sorts of water sports, but everywhere you will realize about that special talent to combine the beauty of nature or monuments with modern attractions, a main reason why Catalonia developed into one of the preferred touristical destinations.
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