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  • Turespaña and PHotoEspaña present España. Portrait of a country

    Turespaña and PHotoEspaña present España. Portrait of a country

    • The project aims to reflect a vision of contemporary Spain and its rich cultural, social, geographical, natural, monumental and artistic diversity which can be enjoyed by traveling throughout the country.
    • The project includes a photography competition which will be open until 16 October 2022. The legal bases can be found on the website www.phe.es
    • A jury of experts will choose 19 winni

  • Spain Cultural Destination

    Spain will be part of the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival

    The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki participates at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival that will take place from 29 August to 4 September 2022. Among the different actions planed, the printed program for the film festival will include a visual from the You Deserve Spain campaign that shows Spain as a cultural destination.
    In addition, a promotional video will be displayed during the

  • New webinar organised by the Spanish Tourist Office about Spain’s Cultural Routes


    The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki, in collaboration with SMAL and Cultural Routes in Spain, has organised the webinar Spain’s Cultural Routes: new value-added activities, which took place on 6 April 2022 and was aimed at Finnish travel professionals.
    Cultural Routes in Spain is a tourist brand endorsed by the Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade of the Government of Spain. It curre

  • Spain launches the largest information portal for its audiovisual industry: Spain Audiovisual Hub

    Spain launches the largest information portal for its audiovisual industry: Spain Audiovisual Hub

    The new portal called Spain Audiovisual Hub can be found on the website https://spainaudiovisualhub.mineco.gob.es/
    The new portal is meant to be the single point of entry to information about the Spanish audiovisual industry, the companies that make it up, its activity and its diversity. The portal also aims at showcasing the most relevant Spanish productions such as films, television series,

  • Spain’s Top Destinations: The magic of the València Fallas is back

    Spain’s Top Destinations: The magic of the València Fallas is back

    The great Valencian festival, which has been on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2016, returns to its usual calendar with all its splendour and usual events, such as the mascletaes, the floral offering, open-air dances and fireworks displays.

    On the last Sunday of February, the fuse of the Fallas is lit. That day, during the act of the ‘Crida’, i

  • Spain is promoted as a tourist destination during the holiday season in Finland

    On the occasion of the holiday season, the Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki has launched two campaigns aimed at promoting Spain as a tourist destination for Finnish people. December is the darkest time of the year in Finland, with little hours of daylight and cold temperatures, so it is the perfect timing to remind Finnish tourists of the wonders of Spain so that they can plan they winter holida

  • València crowned European Capital of Smart Tourism 2022

    A total of 30 destinations from 16 countries submitted initiatives to the European Union and València has been recognised, together with Burdeaux, for this award.
    València has been named European Capital of Smart Tourism 2022. The city's candidacy has been chosen by a jury of the European Commission, specialising in accessibility, sustainability, digitisation, cultural heritage and creativity.

  • Arkki workshop: Sweet Architecture. With Pihla Meskanen

    The Museo Würth La Rioja will host the Arkki workshop “Sweet Architecture” with Pihla Meskanen on September 3rd with two sessions (11 am / 12.30 pm) aimed at children aged 7-12.

    Children explore the world and learn by playing. Creativity is also developed by playing and using the imagination. This original workshop will be the best occasion for children to investigate our built environment

  • 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