FOR the first time in 114 years, Spain will see a total solar eclipse in August this year.<\/p>\n
For the first time in 114 years, Spain will witness a total solar eclipse this August.<\/p>\n
The Iberian Peninsula last saw a total eclipse in 1912, making the 2026 event a rare, once-in-a-lifetime spectacle for residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n
Around 8:30pm on August 12, 2026, the phenomenon will cast a shadow over Spanish towns located in the path of totality \u2013 the narrow area where total darkness is visible \u2013 for roughly 90 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eclipse watchers are advised to secure an unobstructed view to the west, as the sun will be nearing the horizon at that time.<\/p>\n
This detailed path of totality map shows which areas will be plunged into darkness.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Tourism frenzy in rural Spain as 10 million solar eclipse seekers book up for August<\/a><\/p>\n The path of totality spans a staggering 290 kilometers of the Iberian peninsula and is set to\u00a0 sweep across 13 of Spain\u2019s autonomous communities, and a slither of northeast Portugal.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the north, major cities will descend into darkness for over a minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n A Coru\u00f1a will experience around one minute and 16 seconds of total darkness starting at 8.27pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gijon will see one minute and 45 seconds of darkness, while in Oviedo the city will be enveloped in darkness for one minute and 48 seconds \u2013 just shy of the maximum duration in Spain.<\/p>\n The Asturian town, Luarca, is expected to experience one minute and 50 seconds of total darkness \u2013 the longest period of totality in Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bilbao, Spain\u2019s fifth-largest city, lies at the edge of the path and will spend 29 seconds in the shadows.\u00a0<\/p>\n Further south, Valencia will go dark for one minute at about 8.32pm, while Palma will experience one minute and 32 seconds of darkness as the path sweeps across the Mediterranean.\u00a0<\/p>\n