Each year, Spain is the most visited foreign country by French tourists.
With the resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic in recent weeks, more and more French people are asking questions about their upcoming trips to this border country, especially as Clément Beaune, the Secretary of State in charge of Business Europeans, recommended Thursday, July 8 to avoid Spain and Portugal.
Here is the information to have before leaving.
Update on the epidemic situation in Spain
The number of contaminations has been taking off in Spain for a few weeks: on Tuesday, the country had nearly 10,000 new cases of Covid-19.
This new wave is driven by a fairly young population.
The reason ?
The government has long given priority to the elderly.
The percentage of 20-29 year olds having received at least one dose of a vaccine is therefore only 13.8%, while it is 56.3% for the entire population.
Conditions of entry and return to Spain
Before entering Spain, French people must present at least one of the following four documents:
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Complete proof of vaccination
: the certificate must include the date of vaccination, which must be at least 14 days old, the country where the vaccination was carried out, and the type of vaccine that was administered.
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A negative PCR or antigen test
, issued within 48 hours of entering Spain.
Saliva tests performed outside of a laboratory are not accepted.
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A certificate of recovery from Covid-19
.
This document is valid from the 11th day after the positive test, and up to 180 days.
It is in fact the screening test carried out when one has been tested positive: the certificate can consist of the document provided by the center which carried out the test, or be found in the Notebook tab of #AllAntiCovid by scanning the QR code of the test.
If the test certificate has been lost, it can be found on the SI-DEP platform.
- Since July 1, Europeans can also present
their health pass
.
To return to France, you must present a complete vaccination certificate, or have carried out an antigen test or PCR within 72 hours of return.
The only exceptions: people making "trips lasting less than 24 hours within a perimeter defined by a radius of 30 km around the place of residence", or "business trips whose urgency or frequency is incompatible with the performing a screening test or examination ”do not need to present these documents.
Health restrictions in Spain
How in France, several restrictions remain in place.
Among these, we find the obligation to wear a mask in closed spaces open to the public, in outdoor spaces where groupings do not allow social distancing to be respected, and in public transport.
Autonomous governments may also have specific rules.
Madrid
: 6 people maximum are allowed to sit indoors, and 8 people maximum outdoors, in bars, cafes and restaurants.
Night clubs and bars welcome their last admissions at 2 a.m., and must close at 3 a.m.
The indoor dance floors are closed.
The mask is compulsory inside and outside.
Catalonia
: nightclubs will be closed for 15 days from Friday, and it will now be necessary to present a vaccination certificate or a negative test to attend an outdoor event of more than 500 people.
Bars, restaurants, and cultural activity centers close at 1 hour.
Andalusia
: the rules are put in place according to the progress of the epidemic in each locality.
The gauges depend on the level of alert decreed by the authorities.
The restrictions by location are visible on this interactive map.
Aragon
: establishments in the catering sector close at midnight.
Groups cannot exceed 35 people indoors, and 75 outdoors.
Night time entertainment establishments are open until 1 am, and “nightlife” is permitted until 3 am.
Balearic Islands
: bars and restaurants can accommodate tables of 12 people outdoors, at 100% of their capacity, and 6 people indoors, at 50% of their capacity.
They close at 2 o'clock.
Canaries
: in this archipelago located off the coast of northwest Africa, the restrictions are different depending on the islands visited and the health situation there.
The alert level for each island can be viewed here, and the table of measures corresponding to each alert level is displayed here.
Cantabria
: the region of Santander also divides the localities according to an established alert level.
An interactive map of the different alert levels can be viewed here.
Castile-La Mancha
: Regarding bars and restaurants, indoor gauges are limited to 75%, and outdoor tables can seat a maximum of 10 people.
They close at 2 o'clock.
Nightclubs can accommodate 100% of their usual capacity outdoors, provided all patrons wear the mask.
They close at 3 o'clock.
Castile and León
: the region of Salamanca went on level 1 alert in mid-June, which means that indoors, tables in bars and restaurants are limited to 25 people.
Outdoors, there are no limits.
Nonetheless, the government announced that further restrictions were coming.
Murcia
: the restrictions are different according to the alert levels of the different municipalities.
This government page indicates the regulations in force for each city.
Navarre
: regarding catering, indoor tables are limited to 6 people, and 10 people outdoors.
These establishments close at 1 hour.
Discos can accommodate up to 50% of their usual capacity, and close at 1 hour.
La Rioja
: this region is currently on level 2 alert, which means that bars and restaurants close at 2 a.m., with a recommendation of 6 people per table.
Valencian Community
: in Valencia, outside the catering sector, the sale of alcohol is prohibited between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Tables of 10 people are allowed in bars and restaurants, which are open until 1 a.m.
Nightclubs close at 2 a.m.
Like bars and restaurants, they welcome indoors in half-gauge, and 100% outdoors.
Galicia
: the restrictions are adapted according to the municipalities in the region of Santiago de Compostela.
They are visible on this interactive map.
Extremadura
: the government has requested the closure for 14 days of the perimeter around two towns, Malpartida de Plasencia and Torrejoncillo, due to the sharp increase in the number of cases in these municipalities.
This is already the case for the city of Salvaleón.
Outside these towns, bars, restaurants and nightclubs close at 3 a.m.
Indoors, 6 people per table are accepted, and outdoors, 10 people per table.
Asturias
: In this region of northern Spain, bars and restaurants are open until 1 a.m.