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  • Madrid’s Landscape of Light is a World Heritage Site

    The area comprising Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro has become the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Spanish capital
    Madrid’s Landscape of Light is a World Heritage Site
    ● The decision was made on 25 July at the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Fuzhou, China
    ● The nomination, made in the category of Cultural Landscapes, was based on the site's combination of cu

  • From 23 November 2020, Spain requires a PCR test for travellers coming from Estonia

    November 2020
    New entry requirements in Spain
    On 23 November, Spain started the new measures to ensure safety by means of health controls by air and sea. Continue reading to discover them:
    A PCR diagnostic test is necessary, showing the results of the original document with a validity time less than 72 hours prior to arrival. You must submit a health control form which you can download a

  • ​The Canary Islands start their winter season with great success

    The Canary Islands start their winter season with great success
    The Canary Islands started their winter season on 23 October. During the weekend, more than 125 international flights from different European countries arrived at the Canarian airports. The following factors have allowed this relaunch:
    EU Recommendation[i]
    On 13 October, EU Member States adopted a Council Recommendation on a

  • Six Spanish videos are running for the title of World’s Best Tourism Film

    Six Spanish videos are running for the title of World’s Best Tourism Film
    The online competition to choose the World’s Best Tourism Film - CIFFT “People’s Choice” Award 2020, runs till 25th October. The initiative by the International Committee of Tourism Film aims to let people discover new tourist destinations through video and vote for their favourite. In this third edition, there are 31 can

  • Spanish Government agrees protocols with the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands to establish travel corridors

    Protocols by Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism to reactivate tourism

    Spanish Government agrees protocols with the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands to establish travel corridors

    Protocol includes testing in source country and in destination when the accumulated infection rate is more than 50 per 100.000 residents. The protocols have been established as a key meas