We couldn’t understand why it was dark at 8:00 a.m. in early October. Did you know that during the Spanish civil war (1936-39) the Spanish leader Franco admired Germany for its industriousness, among other things? So he adopted the same time zone for Spain despite the obvious longitudinal difference. To this day Spain is at odds with its neighbors regarding time hence the late rising and late setting sun.
Did you know Spain is the second most popular tourist destination in the world with over 85 million international visitors in 2023? This is only behind France (100 million) and ahead of the US (67 million).
Did you know Spain produces approximately 45% of the world’s olive oil?
Did you know Spain has the third most (47) UNESCO World Heritage sites after Italy and China?
Did you know that in Madrid, there is a restaurant called Sobrino de Botín, which has been in operation since 1725 and is believed to be the world’s oldest continuously operating restaurant?
I’m sure there are dozens of additional examples of novel facts about Spain but these came across our path on this trip.
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