Sustainable destinations in Spain

Two Spanish communities made the UN’s Best Tourism Villages for 2025.

On 8th October 2025, Spain’s Congress of Deputies approved the Sustainable Mobility Bill, recognising a right to safe, accessible and sustainable mobility and setting a national framework to decarbonise transport.

The 2025 electricity picture in Spain has quietly tilted in households’ favour.

Spain’s air is generally kind to lungs, which is handy if you’re weighing up cities with the cleanest air in Spain. According to IQAir, the 2024 country average sits at 48 on the US AQI scale, which is in the 'good' band for day‑to‑day life.

Málaga City Council, via its Environmental Sustainability and Urban Planning departments, has unveiled one of the city’s most transformative projects: the urban integration of the Guadalmedina River.

Overtourism is biting in parts of Spain—crowded old towns, housing pressure, and cruise‑day crushes have stirred local pushback. The calmer route away from overtourism hotspots is smart place‑and‑timing.

The depopulation of rural Spain, often called España vaciada or 'Empty Spain', is a long-standing issue.

Tucked away in the mountains and along the coasts, you’ll find some of Spain's real treasures – its little villages, which often get overlooked.

Spain is battling more than 20 major wildfires across the country, with the government deploying hundreds of additional soldiers as a searing, prolonged heatwave continues to fuel the blazes.

The phenomenon known as 'España vaciada', or 'Empty Spain', refers to the demographic shift leaving many of the country's rural areas sparsely populated. This trend presents a continuing social and economic challenge for the nation.

Tourist taxes, often referred to as sustainable tourism levies or city taxes in Spain, are an increasingly common measure for destinations managing high visitor numbers.