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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Spain in Photos 2015

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The year in photos: Spain 2015
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The year in photos: Spain 2015 

Published: 30 Dec 2015 16:02 GMT+01:00
Updated: 31 Dec 2015 08:48 GMT+01:00
This year The Local Spain started its own Instagram account and we have had some amazing photo submissions from our readers from all around Spain using the hashtag #thelocalspain 
Check out some of our favourites by clicking on the link to the gallery below. 
Thank you to all our readers who have contributed photographs this year, we have loved getting a glimpse of Spain through your eyes and can't wait to see what you snap in 2016. 
If you want to be our photo of the day, show us your Spain by tagging #thelocalspain on Instagram or emailing us your photographs to news.spain@thelocal.com 
And don't forget to like The Local Spain on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to see every photo of the day - who knows, one of them could be yours! 

Photo: Eloy Beltené/Instagram
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