Spain

Spain (Spanish: España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, and several small territories on and near the North African coast. Its Mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Along with France and Morocco, it is one of only three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. Extending to 1,214 km (754 mi), the Portugal–Spain border is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union.

Links To Peel
Peel first mentioned travelling to Spain in 1988 through France by car to the city of Pamplona, where he described it as the Manchester of Spain on his Peel 090 (BFBS) show of 16th September 1988. Many Spanish acts started to be played by Peel in the 90's and beyond due to the effort of the Elefant record label, a Spanish run indie record company who would send many records to Peel including Spanish artists such as Nosotrash.

Peel travelled regularly to Barcelona by car between 2001 and 2004 for the Sonar festival and would broadcast there for his BBC Radio One shows.