{"id":23905,"date":"2026-05-15T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/23905\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:50:45","slug":"spain-gears-up-for-august-total-solar-eclipse-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/23905\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain gears up for August total solar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The moon crosses the sun as it exits the maximum eclipse on October 14, 2023 in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.<\/p>\n

Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for an event it hopes will shift tourism away from the beaches and toward the countryside.<\/p>\n

Aside from Spain, the next total solar eclipse will also be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Russia and a small portion of Portugal, with a partial eclipse in other parts of Europe and western Africa.<\/p>\n

The Spanish government said in a statement on Thursday that the Iberian Peninsula “will be the only populated place in the world where the total solar eclipse of Aug. 12 can be fully enjoyed, the first of its kind visible in our country in more than 100 years.”<\/p>\n

At its peak, when the moon completely covers the sun, darkening the sky in the middle of the day, the eclipse will last just over two minutes in Spain.<\/p>\n

The government said Thursday it has selected the Yebes Observatory in the central province of Guadalajara\u2014a key node in global radio astronomy networks\u2014as the official monitoring center for the eclipse.<\/p>\n

It will be the first of three major eclipses<\/a> Spain will experience between 2026 and 2028.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 2, 2027, a second total solar eclipse<\/a> with an unusually long duration of six minutes will cross southern Spain, while an annular eclipse\u2014in which the moon does not fully cover the sun, leaving a bright ring\u2014is expected in January 2028.<\/p>\n

Accommodation prices have already surged in areas where the total solar eclipse will be visible but which are not typically popular summer tourism destinations.<\/p>\n

A search for lodging on Thursday in the northeastern city of Teruel for the night of Aug. 12 showed prices ranging from about 300 euros ($351) for a modest hostel to 1,400 euros for a privately rented apartment.<\/p>\n

In Burgos, no accommodation was available for less than 600 euros, while a 60-square-meter (645-square-foot) apartment was listed at 5,000 euros.<\/p>\n

Teruel’s tourism office has promoted the city as an ideal location to observe the eclipse, citing its open landscapes, clear skies and low levels of light pollution.<\/p>\n

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