Plaza de España is the second most visited site in the Andalusian capital. Thousands of people from all over the world visit it daily, by horse-drawn carriage or on foot.

The structure served as the setting for the 1999 Star Wars franchise film The Phantom Menace. With more than three million tourists per year and a population of 700,000 inhabitants, Seville is the third most visited city in Spain.. Venice will introduce entry fees from April to limit the number of day-trippers.