Spanish countryside

Castilian pastoral landscape

The rural landscape of Spain, characterized by varied terrain from the rolling plains of Castile to Andalusian olive groves and the green hills of the north.

The phrase evokes pastoral imagery—whitewashed villages, vineyards, dry Mediterranean scrubland: We spent a week driving through the Spanish countryside.

Often romanticized in travel writing and film.

Related

dry stone walls · viticulture · wheat farming · valleys · Roman aqueducts · castle ruins · dehesa · livestock grazing · pilgrimage routes · Moorish architecture · meadows · shepherding · nature reserves · golden eagles · almond orchards · fiestas · harvest festivals · flamenco guitar

Opposites
RURAL vs. URBAN SPAIN

Spanish countrysideMadrid

Spain's governmental seat

Barcelona · Valencia · Seville · Bilbao · city center

INTERIOR vs. COASTAL SPAIN

Spanish countrysideCosta del Sol

Southern Spanish coastal resort

Costa Brava · Benidorm · coastal resorts · Spanish coastline · Mediterranean coast

RURAL SPAIN vs. OTHER EUROPEAN RURALITY

Spanish countrysideEnglish countryside

Rural areas of Britain

French countryside · Tuscan countryside · Scottish Highlands · Provence · Irish countryside

Family

Spanish, countryside, Spaniard, Spaniards, Hispanic, country, countries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G