Spain operates in the wrong time zone
Geographically, Spain should be on GMT (like Portugal and the UK). Franco changed it to CET to align with Nazi Germany in 1940, and it was never changed back. This is why Spaniards eat dinner at 10pm.
🎲 Fun facts in Spain
A few quirky things about Spain that surprise almost every visitor — small details that explain a lot about how life there actually feels.
In Spain, fun facts comes down to a few things: spain operates in the wrong time zone, la tomatina wastes 150,000 tomatoes, and spain has more bars per capita than any eu country.
La Tomatina wastes 150,000 tomatoes
Every August in Buñol, 20,000 people throw overripe tomatoes at each other for one hour. The town provides the tomatoes. Streets are hosed down within hours. It's been happening since 1945.
Spain has more bars per capita than any EU country
There's roughly one bar for every 175 people. Bars are community living rooms — morning coffee, afternoon tapas, evening wine. Some villages have more bars than houses.