Overview
- Spain will see a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, the first from the Iberian Peninsula in more than a century, according to the national geographic institute.
- Castilla y León is preparing for about two million visitors with a new cross-department group and a preselected network of more than 200 recommended viewing sites.
- The Balearic Government issued official guidance that requires ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses or certified solar filters and activated a coordinated plan with police, civil protection and emergency services.
- Mallorca and other islands report hotel demand near full, and authorities plan traffic controls, possible road closures, extra public transport, staffed information points and distribution of approved glasses.
- Galicia published local schedules that place totality at sunset in select Pontevedra towns, including about 35 seconds in Agolada, while nearby areas will see only a deep partial phase.