Spain
Spain is one of the 193 UN member states, in Southern Europe. UN Tourism counted 126 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 99% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Ink.
- International arrivals
- 126 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 4th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Inkrarer than 2%
- Area
- 506,325 km² (195,493 sq mi)
- Population
- 47.1 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 19in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 43with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 47on Globestamp’s list
Does Spain count as a country?
Yes. Spain is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Spain? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Spain, Canary Islands, Morocco, Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla), Balearic Islands (Ibiza, Mallorca, Minorca) |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 26 March 1995 |
The Spain stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Spain’s is Ink: plain rubber-stamp ink, the finish for places with 40 million international visitors a year or more. With 126 million international arrivals in 2019, Spain is more visited than 99% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Spain
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Spain when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Spain you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Spain, from 47 World Heritage Sites to 28 volcanoes.
World Heritage Sites 47
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999) · Teide National Park (2007) · Burgos Cathedral (1984) · Garajonay National Park (1986) · Tower of Hercules (2009) · Doñana National Park (1994) · Poblet Monastery (1991) · Vizcaya Bridge (2006) · Lonja de la Seda (1996) · Las Médulas (1997) and 37 more. On the bucket list →
National parks 13
Teide National Park · Garajonay National Park · Doñana National Park · Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Picos de Europa National Park · Timanfaya National Park · Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park · Cabañeros National Park and 5 more. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 4
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family · Alhambra · Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba · Park Güell. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 28
Teide · Cumbre Vieja · Teneguía · Pico viejo · Santa Margarida Volcano · Croscat volcano and 22 more. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 43
Baqueira-Beret · La Molina · Formigal · Astún · Candanchú ski resort · Masella and 37 more. On the bucket list →
Wine regions 64
Sherry Triangle (Jerez) · Haro · Priorat · Rioja · Penedès · Ribera del Duero and 58 more. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 20
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid · Terra Mítica · Isla Mágica · Dinópolis · PortAventura Park · Tibidabo Amusement Park and 14 more. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 41
Loro Parque · Barcelona Zoo · Aquarium Barcelona · Zoo Aquarium de Madrid and 37 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 63
Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid · Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo · Jardí Botànic de Barcelona · Jardín de Cactus and 59 more. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 26
City of Arts and Sciences · CosmoCaixa Barcelona · National Museum of Natural Sciences · Teide Observatory and 22 more. On the bucket list →
Events in Spain
Globestamp’s calendar knows San Fermín (Old town and centre of Pamplona), La Tomatina (Buñol, Valencia): a photo there on the days it runs ticks “Be in a city for its big festival”.
Total solar eclipses over Spain that the app knows: 12 August 2026, 2 August 2027. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Madrid | 5,567,000 |
| Barcelona | 4,920,000 |
| Seville | 1,212,045 |
| Bilbao | 875,552 |
| Valencia | 808,000 |
| Zaragoza | 649,404 |
| Málaga | 550,058 |
| Murcia | 406,807 |
Airports
Spain has 43 airports with scheduled flights, 21 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
19 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Spain into 19 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 19
Andalucía · Aragón · Asturias · Canary Is. · Cantabria · Castilla y León · Castilla-La Mancha · Cataluña · Ceuta · Extremadura · Foral de Navarra · Galicia · Islas Baleares · La Rioja · Madrid · Melilla · Murcia · País Vasco · Valenciana
Questions people ask
Is Spain a country?
Yes. Spain is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Spain a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 126,170,000 international arrivals in Spain in 2019, the 4th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Spain stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Ink, the finish for places with 40 million international visitors a year or more, rarer than 2% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Spain count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Spain, and counts Canary Islands, Morocco, Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla), Balearic Islands (Ibiza, Mallorca, Minorca) as separate destinations. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Spain
Near Spain
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.