Editing Spain (section)

=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Spain}}
[[File:Vista de Benidorm, España, 2014-07-02, DD 65.JPG|thumb|[[Benidorm]], one of Europe's largest coastal tourist destinations]]
In 2024, Spain was the second most visited country in the world only behind [[France]], recording 94 million tourists.<ref name="spain2024">{{cite web |url=https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=23984 |title=Tourist Movement on Borders |publisher=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)]] |date=3 February 2025 |access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref><ref name="apnews2024">{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/spain-tourism-record-housing-crisis-c9ef4af335ac6194dc4a71f73c4af4eb |title=Spain sets a new record with 94 million international tourists last year |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=15 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> The international tourist expenditure in 2024 was around 126 billion euros.<ref name="tourists2024">{{cite web |url=https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=23994 |title=Touristic expenditure |publisher=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)]] |date=3 February 2025 |access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref> The headquarters of the [[World Tourism Organization|World Tourism Organisation]] are located in Madrid.

Spain's geographic location, popular coastlines, diverse landscapes, historical legacy, vibrant culture, and excellent infrastructure have made the country's international tourist industry among the largest in the world. Tourism in Spain is a major contributor to national economic life, with foreign and domestic tourism contributing to 12.3% of Spain's [[GDP]] in 2023.<ref name="ine">{{cite web |url=https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736169169&menu=ultiDatos&idp=1254735576863 |title=Tourism Satellite Account of Spain. Year 2023. |publisher=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)]]|website=ine.es}}</ref>

[[Castile and Leon]] is the Spanish leader in [[rural tourism]] linked to its environmental and architectural heritage.