Spanish Culture & Society

10 Great reasons to learn Spanish

1. Spanish is spoken everywhere!

There are over 330 million native Spanish speakers in the world and Spanish is the most widely spoken language after Mandarin Chinese and English. This is only likely to grow over the next few decades. Spanish is spoken in more countries than French and German; most of South America, Spain, parts of the US, Equatorial Guinea, the Philippines and even parts of Antarctica. Continue reading →

San Fermín Running of the Bulls (July 6-14)

The craziest, liveliest and most fun-filled fiesta in Europe that takes place every July in Pamplona, Spain.

What is the San Fermín festival?

It is difficult to describe the atmosphere of this fiesta as you have to be there to experience it to see why it is such an unforgettable event. Although tourists know the festival as “the running of the bulls”, to Spanish people it is so much more than this. The running of the bulls is just one part of the incredible party atmosphere associated with this traditional Spanish fiesta. Continue reading →

 
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