Green Spain is the destination chosen by more than 17 million tourists who comes to our country with the intention of getting acquainted with a kind of culture and lifestyle that can only be found in the north of the peninsula.
The tourist destination España Verde received almost 17 million visitors last year, representing a growth of 17%, confirming the relevance of this proposal that integrates the tourist offer of Galicia, the Principality of Asturias, Cantabria and Euskadi. The Director of Tourism of Galicia, Xosé Merelles, presented this brand in the city of Porto to the Portuguese public, looking for increase the number of tourists from the Portuguese country.
According to Xosé Merelles, “la importance of Green Spain as a destination “It mainly lies in the difference of the tourist offer with other proposals from the south and the Spanish Mediterranean.” In this sense, he highlighted that last year’s records surpass those of 2019 – before the pandemic – with 4 million visitors, mainly from Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Herein “original tourist experienceValues such as the landscape, the marine environment, gastronomy, natural and architectural heritage and people particularly stand out and represent a distinctive and very attractive proposition for distant markets such as North America or Asia.
Green Spain and its offers
The Director of Tourism of Galicia mentioned the Great Green Spain Itinerary and the Ecotourism Corridor as transversal tourism products passing through the four communities. About him Great Green Spain Itineraryemphasized including Oviedo and the fishing villages on the Cantabrian Sea.
As for the Green Spain Ecotourism Corridorthe Director of Tourism of Galicia emphasized that it is “the first of its kind in the entire national territory and the largest in all of Europe.” This product proposes a visit to 26 protected natural areas, structuring the entire Cantabrian coast with activities that respect nature, encourage its conservation and promote the development of local economies.
Added to these two proposals, Xosé Merelles emphasized, the offer is related to sports tourism (where golf and surfing stand out), bird watching or thermalism, which also have an important place within the entire Green Spain offer. “And of course Green Spain’s most distinctive and internationally recognized product: the Camino de Santiago del Norte”, he concluded.
Green Spain implies a varied and versatile ecotourism offering that satisfies millions of travelers, both nationally and internationally.