Car Rental Spain

Spain is a country in southwestern Europe, occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula. The capital of the Kingdom of little more than a half million square meters is Madrid and inhabitants with six million to the largest cities of the European continent. In addition to the Mainland, still the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and some smaller islands off the Moroccan coast belong to Spain.

Spain was originally settled by the Celts and Spanish, which gave its name to the peninsula, until in the 11th century were the Phoenicians. Long Arab domination, is the centuries even today in the architecture of the country to find, such as, for example, the Castillo de Gibralfaro or La Alcazaba in Málaga. In the fifteenth century Spain rose to Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America temporarily even of the world power.

The Spanish mainland:

While a more alpine landscape in the northeast across the Pyrenees, the beautiful, endless coastlines became famous for the Spain dominate in the South and East. Flat sandy beaches ranging from the Bay of Alicante on the Gulf of Valencia Malaga, Almeria and the Bay of Cartagena. The North coast of Spain although runs in a straight line, but through the mountain range which come close to the sea, is difficult to access. Can the region be however as well as the rest of the Kingdom of ideal with a rental car. Almost 60 million tourists flock each year in the country with the constitutional hereditary monarchy, with Catalonia and the Balearic Islands the favorite targets. Important starting points here are: Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Malaga and San Sebastian.

Canary Islands:

The Canary Islands consist of the following 7 main islands: Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro.

Balearic Islands:

The Balearic Islands consist of 4 major and minor Islands: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera.

Learn also about motorhomes Spain to travel flexibly and conveniently by Spain or in the neighbouring countries.