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Eclipse / Field12 Aug 2026Where the shadow goes

Which city should you go to?

Every Spanish city we checked that sits inside the path, longest totality first. Below those, the three venues we have looked at in real detail.

36 cities where the Sun goes out

Every city we checked that sits inside the path, in every country it crosses. Times are for the city centre and move by a few seconds across a large city.

Read the height column before you book anything. In Spain the Sun is only two to twelve degrees up, so a row of houses or a low ridge can hide the whole thing. In Iceland it is around twenty five degrees, roughly two and a half fists above the skyline, which makes finding a clear view far easier. Same eclipse, completely different problem.

  1. 01
    OviedoSpain · 220k people
    Totality1m 51s
    Sun height10.3°
  2. 02
    LeónSpain · 125k people
    Totality1m 48s
    Sun height9.7°
  3. 03
    GijónSpain · 272k people
    Totality1m 48s
    Sun height10.2°
  4. 04
    BurgosSpain · 176k people
    Totality1m 47s
    Sun height8.3°
  5. 05
    PalenciaSpain · 79k people
    Totality1m 45s
    Sun height8.7°
  6. 06
    SoriaSpain · 39k people
    Totality1m 45s
    Sun height7.2°
  7. 07
    ReykjanesbaerIceland · 20k people
    Totality1m 43s
    Sun height24.8°
  8. 08
    GrindavikIceland · 3k people
    Totality1m 41s
    Sun height24.8°
  9. 09
    PalmaSpain · 438k people
    Totality1m 39s
    Sun height2.6°
  10. 10
    TeruelSpain · 36k people
    Totality1m 37s
    Sun height5.5°
  11. 11
    CastellonSpain · 172k people
    Totality1m 37s
    Sun height4.6°
  12. 12
    IsafjordurIceland · 3k people
    Totality1m 35s
    Sun height24.8°
  13. 13
    ValladolidSpain · 301k people
    Totality1m 31s
    Sun height8.7°
  14. 14
    LugoSpain · 98k people
    Totality1m 28s
    Sun height11.3°
  15. 15
    ZaragozaSpain · 687k people
    Totality1m 27s
    Sun height6.1°
  16. 16
    LogroñoSpain · 151k people
    Totality1m 24s
    Sun height7.5°
  17. 17
    A CoruñaSpain · 250k people
    Totality1m 21s
    Sun height12°
  18. 18
    IbizaSpain · 133k people
    Totality1m 13s
    Sun height3.1°
  19. 19
    MaóSpain · 29k people
    Totality1m 13s
    Sun height1.8°
  20. 20
    GuadalajaraSpain · 93k people
    Totality1m 11s
    Sun height7.1°
  21. 21
    AkranesIceland · 7k people
    Totality1m 10s
    Sun height24.6°
  22. 22
    Vitoria-GasteizSpain · 257k people
    Totality1m 08s
    Sun height7.9°
  23. 23
    HafnarfjordurIceland · 30k people
    Totality1m 07s
    Sun height24.6°
  24. 24
    SantanderSpain · 174k people
    Totality1m 07s
    Sun height9°
  25. 25
    ValenciaSpain · 824k people
    Totality1m 06s
    Sun height4.6°
  26. 26
    ReusSpain · 103k people
    Totality1m 06s
    Sun height4.5°
  27. 27
    KopavogurIceland · 38k people
    Totality1m 04s
    Sun height24.5°
  28. 28
    TarragonaSpain · 142k people
    Totality1m 04s
    Sun height4.4°
  29. 29
    SegoviaSpain · 52k people
    Totality1m 03s
    Sun height7.9°
  30. 30
    ReykjavikIceland · 119k people
    Totality1m 02s
    Sun height24.5°
  31. 31
    CuencaSpain · 55k people
    Totality0m 59s
    Sun height6.1°
  32. 32
    BorgarnesIceland · 2k people
    Totality0m 49s
    Sun height24.5°
  33. 33
    BilbaoSpain · 347k people
    Totality0m 35s
    Sun height8.3°
  34. 34
    ZamoraSpain · 62k people
    Totality0m 34s
    Sun height9.3°
  35. 35
    LleidaSpain · 141k people
    Totality0m 34s
    Sun height5.1°
  36. 36
    HuescaSpain · 54k people
    Totality0m 01s
    Sun height6°

Cities that only just miss it

These get so close that the number looks like a win, and it is not. A sliver of Sun stays lit, so the sky never goes dark and no corona appears. If you are in one of these, the path is usually less than an hour away.

Salamanca99.98%Santiago de Compostela99.97%Madrid99.97%Pamplona99.95%Bragança99.93%Miranda do Douro99.89%Ourense99.88%Selfoss99.84%Ávila99.83%Barcelona99.81%Manresa99.63%Ittoqqortoormiit99.62%Pontevedra99.61%Vestmannaeyjar99.59%Mataró99.58%Chaves99.57%Vigo99.38%Albacete99.35%Toledo99.33%Alicante99.16%
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Forecast runs clear
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Totality
1m 32s
Distant hills
Clear in model
Services
6

Valladolid City Council says it will run a specific eclipse operation around the Recinto Ferial.

Forecast runs clear
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Totality
1m 46s
Distant hills
Clear in model
Services
5

The published city programme and current public-safety reporting place the main area behind Cristo del Otero, accessed near EFIDES at the end of Calle República Dominicana.

Forecast runs clear
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Totality
1m 48s
Distant hills
Clear in model
Services
5

ESA, León City Council and the University of León are running a free public event in the exterior zone of the Palacio de Congresos.

Eclipse / Field

Clear advice for one extraordinary afternoon. Official safety and access instructions always come first.