A significant amount of diverse high quality attractions, activities and services that can satisfy different types of tourists.
Now I'll try to explain it in details. First we can think about tourists that want to spend their vacation on a beach, eat, drink and have fun. What can Spain offer? Uncountable number of the best beaches in Europe + excellent food in top rated restaurants. Besides, Spain is one of the main producers of wine in the world. There are wine tours available. For those who are particularly interested in night life, Spain definitely will be one of the first options.
What about people who are interested in historic and cultural attractions? Spain has 50 UNESCO world heritage sites, that puts it to number 5 in the world. For example, Barcelona has not only nice beaches near by, but also 9 UNESCO sites. So if someone comes to Spain not during the beach season, he won't be disappointed. In Spain you can see ancient ruins, well preserved medieval castles, royal palaces and religious buildings of all sizes and styles, and private houses that were built in a unique architectural style. For example, mudejar, Catalonian modernism and works of A. Gaudí can't be seen outside of Spain.
What about lovers of art? What can Spain offer to them? They can see the original works of Picasso, Dalí, Goya and Velazquez. Prado museum in top 10 of Europe and, of course, there are many art galaries.
A lot of male tourist who come to Spain are football fans. It's not surprising because it's the homeland of two most successful football(soccer) clubs in the world: Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. They want to see the stadiums Santiago Bernabeu and Camp Nou, and buy a shirt of their favorite team. The main matches of World Cup 2030 will be held in Spain, for sure a lot of football tourist will come for that event.
Spain has Formula 1 tracks. One of the main film festivals of Europe is held in San Sebastian in Northern Spain.
Amazing cultural festivals also attract thousands of tourists. Just think about Las Fallas in Valencia, running with bulls of San Fermin in Pamplona and Tomatina.
Spanish is the mother tongue of more than 500 million people, only 49 million of them live in Spain. It means that there hundreds of millions of potential tourists who are interested to visit Spain because of there historic and cultural ties.
Spain is a popular destination for celebrities and wealthy people. They come to check it out and then buy a hillside villas. So, Spanish luxury property is a big booster of tourism. Marbella and Mallorca are hot spots that start to compete with Monaco and French Riviera. Hollywood stars, singers, sportsmen, Russian oligarchs and Arabic royalty own luxurious villas there. Regular Europeans from UK, France, The Netherlands and Germany like to move to Spain for retirement. Americans are catching up as well.
One more category of tourists are Christian pilgrims that come to Spain to follow so calmed Camino de Santiago(Saint James Way) to Santiago de Compostela.
For those who like hiking, mountain climbing and skiing Spain also has a lot to offer. They can consider the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, the Cantabrian mountains or volcanic slopes of Mount Teide.
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