Overview
- A total solar eclipse will cross Spain on 12 August 2026 and create a narrow path of totality that includes A Coruña, Oviedo, León, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Valencia and Palma.
- The Government has created a special nationwide security and civil‑protection plan that assigns police forces, traffic controls and emergency response measures to priority observation zones and transport nodes.
- Authorities will run a market‑surveillance campaign that includes online and in‑store inspections plus public laboratory analyses to detect fraudulent or non‑homologated eclipse glasses.
- Scientists, the CSIC and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia are staging outreach events such as the ‘Eclipse Total’ multimedia concert on 26 June to educate the public and promote safe viewing practices.
- Tour operators and hotels are selling observation packages aimed at Galicia’s coastal vantage points where demand is surging, and officials warn that only filters meeting EN ISO 12312‑2:2015 with verifiable CE documentation are safe for direct solar viewing.