Spain
Risk / Health Info for Spain
Canadian Travel Clinics can help you work out what injections you need to go to Spain. It’s always a good idea to ensure that your regular vaccinations, especially for measles, are up to date before travelling to Spain because there have been reported cases in the country. It’s highly recommended that you purchase travel health insurance before any trip to make sure that you are covered for any medical costs. Before you go abroad, check with your provincial or territorial health authority for more information. Good medical care is available in Spain. As always when travelling in southern Europe, practise safe water and food precautions, as well as taking precautions against bug bites.
- Altitude in Spain
- Parts of Spain are higher than 2,400m, and travellers planning to spend time at a high altitude should take steps to protect themselves against the potentially life-threatening acute mountain sickness. Your healthcare provider can help with this.
About Spain
Spain offers so much to the tourist: great cuisine, culture, scenery and history. Some of the world’s most interesting architecture is in Barcelona thanks to Antoni Gaudi, where colourful and magical churches, houses and parks captivate and amaze.
top Tips for travelling to Spain
You can’t visit Spain without trying the paella, and to have the best, it’s said that you need to visit Valencia, where the dish originated. Fans of Salvador Dali will want to travel to Figueres to visit his museum, which was designed by the uniquely surreal artist himself. Global Affairs Canada advises that there is a threat of terrorism and that further attacks cannot be ruled out.