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Episode 2: Spain - Heading South

November 28, 2012

In the summer, Europeans go on vacation. Schools are closed and many companies make do with a skeleton work force.

11.2012 DW European Journal Journeys in Europe E15

The motorways, in contrast, are busier than ever, with people trying to get to the seashore as fast as possible. Nothing stops European drivers - neither overfilled service areas, nor high gasoline prices and tolls. That's certainly true on the E15, the European route that runs more than 3600 kilometers from Scotland through England and France, directly to Spain. Traffic on the last segment of the route, from Valencia to Gibraltar, is especially heavy. Millions of Moroccans are on their way to visit their families in northern Africa.

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