The Word on the Street - News and Information from Spain

News and Information from Spain

International Edition - August 2016

Welcome to the August issue of 'The Word on the Street'. This is your monthly news and information from Spain provided by Ábaco Advisers. We hope to keep you in touch with the news, events and just a little bit of gossip.

Brexit

Brexit

The waiting game continues as there is still uncertainty about when Article 50 will be triggered. In the meantime, our Brexit newsletter continues to provide up-to-date information and links for those interested or affected:

The Word On BREXIT - August 2016

Declaring your sources

Declaring your sources

If you opened a  bank account recently, you might have been surprised at the questions you were asked. These are standard questions that allow banks to probe a little more deeply the source of the money that comes into its accounts.

This article explains why this is the case and why those of us in the clear need not worry:

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Top beaches in Valencia

Top beaches in Valencia

If you are looking for some new beaches to explore then you just might want to take a look at this selection of top beaches along the Valencian Coast:

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If you’d rather visit a more secluded cove then you might like to take a look at On The Pulse’s ‘Best Beach Coves in Alicante’. The article introduces you to a selection of ‘calas’ that are well worth investigating:

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Doing it differently

Doing it differently

Not only does this Olympic bronze medalist succeed in the minority sport of women’s weightlifting, but she does it in style. Whilst she blows kisses to the audience we’d like to celebrate a very different success story in the Rio Olympics:

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They're not exactly at the top of the medal table but Spain are, at the time of writing, not displeased with their improved performance since the 2012 London games:

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Top ten water parks

Top ten water parks

Whether you are hoping to cool down yourself or you are trying to find places to take a visiting family, either way, water parks are a popular destination at this time of the year. In another Eye on Spain blog, they select 10 top water parks from Spanish territory:

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What’s the most common surname in Spain?

What’s the most common surname in Spain?

You can probably hazard a guess. Take a look at a map of Europe and see how many of the most popular surnames you can identify for each country. Then check it out on this website:

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Spain’s universities

Spain’s universities

According to the latest ranking of world universities, Barcelona comes out top of Spain’s list. For more information about other Spanish universities and the world rankings overall:

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Human towers

Human towers

Spain has to be one of the countries with the most unusual events. One that you might not have heard about is the human tower they build in Tarragona. The towers are known as castells and you can watch them practice and prepare as people stand on one another to create what it says; a tower made of humans.

You can download the booklet about this and the human tower days calendar:

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To see pictures of this extraordinary event:

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Spanish film locations

Spanish film locations

If you are something of a film buff you might be interested to see The Local’s collection of ’10 films that you never knew were shot in Spain’. Some of these you might already know – but how many?

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‘Dirty’ rain, blood rain or mud rain

‘Dirty’ rain, blood rain or mud rain

If you have spent any amount of time in Spain it is likely that your property and car have been victim to the phenomenon of rain carrying sand from the Sahara.

It’s an interesting phenomenon, particularly frustrating however, when you have just washed your car. This blog, circulated by Eye on Spain, is a particularly good description and explanation:

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For all the teachers out there

For all the teachers out there

They might have long holidays but everyone should know by now that teachers will spend a proportion of them doing their  marking. Just to bring the point home, see if you can spot ‘the teacher’ in these photos:

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What interests you?

What interests you?

We would welcome any suggestions for future themes you would like us to cover either in the newsletter or in an article on Spain Explained.

Please let us know by email at newsletter@abacoadvisers.com.

Thank you!