What are the tourism resources in Spain?

Spain is rich in tourism resources, with six major resources. The first resources are sunshine and beaches. God has a special preference for Spain, giving plenty of sunshine and thousands of miles of beaches for free. Spain's national coastline is 4000 kilometers long, including the total length of beaches 1930 kilometers and European first-class beaches 120. Spain is located in the southwest of Europe, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Many tourist areas in China have warm and sunny climate. According to the latest official information of Spain, at present, Spanish beach is the first tourist destination in the world. In 2005, foreign tourists attracted by Spanish beaches accounted for 79.6438+0% of the total number of foreign tourists visiting the west.

The second resource is a large number of islands. Spain has two islands, both of which are tourist attractions. One is the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. There are seven big islands in the archipelago, among which gran canaria, Tenerife and Lan Sarot have been developed as tourist destinations. As a correspondent of Xinhua News Agency in Spain, I have visited the Canary Islands many times, and the most impressive beach is the white beach in the south of gran canaria. The sand there is as white as snow, and the beach is wide, about several hundred meters wide. The sky there is particularly blue, and there are no clouds in Wan Li. The other archipelago is the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Among them, Mallorca has the most beautiful beaches and is called the "Gold Coast". Most tourists to this archipelago are Germans and French, because the geographical distance is relatively close, which can save travel expenses.

The third resource is places of interest. Spain is full of ancient ruins. Spain is the second largest human heritage country in the world after Italy (40th). At present, Spain has 38 World Human Heritage Sites. There are many historical sites in Madrid, the capital, and Barcelona, the second largest city. Among them, the famous human heritages are: Sanlorenzo del EsColia Monastery in Madrid (where the Spanish royal mausoleum is located), Mila House in Barcelona (the work of Antoni Gaudi, the father of modernist architecture in the 20th century), the ancient cities of Toledo, Caceres, Santiago de Compostela, Seville Cathedral (the third largest Catholic church in the world) and Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona (this is Gaudi's masterpiece). Gouel Park (Gaudi's most classic work), Alcala de Henares University and the ancient city near Madrid (Alcala de Henares is the birthplace of Spanish great writer Cervantes).

The fourth resource is ancient culture and modern sports resources. According to Spanish official figures, Spanish culture and urban tourism attracted 65,438+05.2% foreign tourists. The Spanish tourism department has opened up several "Don Quixote Road" tourism products. The so-called "Don Quixote's Road" means that the protagonist Don Quixote in the novel Don Quixote ventured from Madrid, Spain, and arrived in La Mancha, south of Castilla, along this route. Real Madrid is a world-class football club. The football field of the club is in the center of Madrid. It has become a must for tourists to visit Madrid. There are historical photos of Real Madrid Club and trophies won in the world series over the years.

The fifth resource is international conferences and exhibitions. Spain often hosts large-scale international conferences and exhibitions. Madrid has an international exhibition center with a building area of 6.5438+0.5 million square meters. Many exhibitions are held here continuously every year. A large number of conference and exhibition participants and tourists from afar are considerable tourism resources. 13% of Madrid's annual fiscal revenue comes from international conferences and exhibitions. According to the figures provided by the Spanish Embassy in China, Spain's conference tourism ranks second in the world, second only to the United States, and its conference tourism revenue accounts for 10% of the total tourism revenue. Barcelona and Madrid have been selected as the top ten conference destinations in the world.

The sixth resource is folk customs and festivals. There are many folk customs in Spain, such as bullfighting, bull running festival, flamenco dance and "tomato fight" festival. These activities attract a large number of foreign tourists every year. Few locals watch the bullfighting in Spain, and the main audience is foreign tourists. There are many bullfighting activities in Madrid and the south. There are few bullfighting performances in Barcelona, because most residents there are opposed to this barbaric and unfair way of fighting between people and cattle.