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An important aspect of the modernisation of Spain has been the extensive investment in high-speed trains. Second only to China in the distance covered, much of the network runs on green energy.
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Founded in 1349 by the Nasrid ruler Yusuf I, the same enlightened monarch responsible for many of the finest additions to the Alhambra, the new madrasa was created to teach theology, law, mathematics, astronomy, medicine and philosophy.
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Following successive periods of heavy rainfall, Spain's reservoirs have undergone one of the most dramatic recoveries in living memory. Across much of the country, water reserves have returned to levels that would have seemed wildly optimistic only a few years ago, easing concerns for agriculture, hydroelectric generation and domestic water supplies.
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Spain is moving away from religion faster than almost any other European country.
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There is a tremendous desire amongst Spanish people to succeed in oposiciones, notionally merit based exams, which can guarantee a job for life.
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Unlike in many countries, it is very common for Spanish people from all walks of life to eat breakfast in a cafe. And all together: lawyers and decorators, drivers and policemen.
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In Lanjarón, for one night each year at the end of June, locals and tourists engage in a massive water fight
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Perhaps no other European country has changed as rapidly as Spain in the past fifty years.
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For over twenty years one man's pedal-powered carousel has delighted children and charmed their parents.
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The carmen is an urban property, a synthesis of house, garden and vegetable plot, rooted in Granada’s past.
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Although a modern, non-confessional state, the Spanish government continues to subsidise the wealthy Catholic church.
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