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Madrid is the obvious option, but in August I'm told it gets ridiculously hot, and is somewhat boring as most people leave and head for the coast on holiday, so Madrid is left being very quiet with many shops shut.
Although Barcelona is cooler, I gather as the primary language is Catalan, it wouldn't be the best place to practice as quite a few people are touchy about using Spanish and would prefer a foreigner spoke English than Castillian.
I also considered Northern Spain, but that region also seems to be a poor choice, as Navarre and the Basque region use Basque a lot, the Asturias region natively uses Asturian, and Galicia largely uses Galician.
Of course, all mentioned regions of Spain will talk Spanish, however, I want to visit somewhere where Castillian is the sole language used for communication and the language which people speak natively amongst each other in the streets, however, also I would rather if it wasn't ridiculously hot in August :P.
However, the problem is I guess, most of the regions that speak only Spanish natively are South of Madrid and thus very hot.
Thanks for any advice.
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How many times must you ask the same question?
They speak Spanish, everywhere in Spain. It is the national language. Everyone is educated in it. You will hear it everywhere. When you say “largely”, I think you are mistaken. They speak it amongst themselves, and in their homes, some, but they all speak Spanish, and you will be practicing Spanish, wherever you go. And, no…Castellano is the native language.
How long do you intend to be there, anyway? Because it sounds like a vacation, and it wouldn't even really matter.
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go to madrid!!
i live in madrid :]
go to Castilla y León!!
bye
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I've never thought of Madrid as being “”ridiculously hot”" there is maybe a week in Summer where it is 30ºC
but la Rioja is a region just below mine (Navarra) they’ve no regional language so they speak Castellano
The capital is Logroño, the region it's self is quite good for activites. there’s a “play center” in the North of the Region where many people from Navarra go “ESPECTACULOS TOMAS”
it will be about 25ºC in Summer (But they have a HOT wind) so it will feel warmer
another “Northern region” that’s Spanish talking is Cantabria, Santander is the capital | 26ºC in Summer, but cool sea breaze.
they it is next to el País Vasco
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Castilla y León is VERY Spanish, Valladolid is the Capital
warmer than Madrid in general
these are some of the “northern” Spanish regions that are cool in Summer
if you can with-stand the heat of Sevilla 35ºC+ then I think this would be the 1st ideal city to learn Spanish, then Madrid