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Eight reasons to spend your gap year exploring Spain

Looking for somewhere to spend your gap year? The Local explores the wealth of experiences Spain has to offer.

Language and culture

King Felipe VI launches Spanish proficiency test

Spain’s King Felipe VI announced this week that at long last a globally recognized Spanish language certificate had been developed to test the proficiency across all Spanish speaking countries.

referendum

Most Catalans say no to independence: new poll

For the first time since Catalonia’s independence drive began to pick up momentum in 2012, more people are against independence from Spain than in favour of such a move, a new poll run by the regional government shows.

drugs

One in two Spaniards want legal marijuana

More than half of all Spaniards are in favour of the legalization of the sale and use of marijuana for adults despite a general toughening on people's stance towards drugs, a new study shows.