Green Spain
Green Spain is a region in northern Spain. Forget the Spanish stereotypes of bullfighting, flamenco dancers, and sunwashed beaches — with its ancient Celtic heritage, bagpipe players, and often rainy weather, Green Spain is more akin to Scotland than the rest of the country.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tony Rotondas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Xosema, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Santiago de Compostela and Lugo.
Santiago de Compostela
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santiago de Compostela is the capital city of Galicia in northwest Spain. It's named for Saint James, one of the twelve Apostles of Christ, and in legend is his burial site.
Lugo
Lugo is a city in Galicia in northwest Spain, encircled by intact Roman walls, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's a popular start point for pilgrims on one of the trails to Santiago de Compostela.
Pontevedra
Pontevedra is a city in Galicia in northwest Spain, with a population of 83,000 in 2024. Its old town has a fine collection of 16th - 18th century churches, and stands on the Portuguese branch of the pilgrimage route to Santiago.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Galicia and Asturias.
Galicia
Photo: Xosema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Galicia or Galiza is a region in the northwest corner of Spain, part of "Green Spain". It's bordered by Asturias to the northeast, Castile and León to the east, and the Minho region of Portugal to the south.
Asturias
Photo: MickStephenson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Asturias, officially the Principality of Asturias, is a region in the north of Spain. It sits in the narrow strip between the Cantabrian Sea and the Cantabrian Mountains, forming part of "Green Spain".
Cantabria
Photo: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cantabria is a region on the northern coast of Spain. Cantabria unites the best of the interior landscape with the proximity of the coast. The region has a varied landscape where mountains, valleys and coast combine to offer a wide range of possibilities for travellers with a multitude of green tourist routes, adventure tourism and wonderful beaches.
Green Spain
Latitude of center
42.5854° or 42° 35′ 8″ northLongitude of center
-5.9326° or 5° 55′ 57″ westWikidata ID
Q1136392
This page is based on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Green Spain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Green Spain” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կանաչ Իսպանիա”
- Asturian: “Cornisa Cantábrica”
- Asturian: “Rexón Cantábrica”
- Basque: “Kantabriar Erlaitza”
- Basque: “Kantauri itsasoko ertza”
- Basque: “Kantauriar Erlaitz”
- Basque: “Kantauriar erlaitza”
- Basque: “Kantauriar Erlaitza”
- Basque: “Kantauriar eskualdea”
- Belarusian: “Зялёная Гішпанія”
- Bengali: “সবুজ স্পেন”
- Bosnian: “Costa Verde”
- Catalan: “cornisa Cantàbrica”
- Catalan: “Cornisa Cantàbrica”
- Chinese: “坎塔布里亞海岸”
- Chinese: “綠西班牙”
- Chinese: “绿西班牙”
- Croatian: “Costa Verde”
- Dutch: “Cornisa Cantabrica”
- Dutch: “Cornisa Cantábrica”
- Dutch: “Costa Cantabrica”
- Dutch: “Costa Cantábrica”
- Dutch: “Costa Verde”
- Dutch: “Groen Spanje”
- Dutch: “Groen-Spanje”
- Dutch: “Region Cantabrica”
- Dutch: “Región Cantábrica”
- Esperanto: “Kantabra Kornico”
- French: “Côte cantabrique”
- French: “Espagne verte”
- Galician: “Cornixa cantábrica”
- Galician: “Cornixa Cantábrica”
- German: “Costa Cantábrica”
- German: “Costa Verde”
- Greek: “Βορειοδυτική Ισπανία”
- Hebrew: “ספרד הירוקה”
- Indonesian: “Spanyol Hijau”
- Italian: “Cornice Cantabrica”
- Italian: “Costa verde spagnola”
- Japanese: “エスパーニャ・ベルデ”
- Korean: “에스파냐 베르데”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Costa Verde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “España Verde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grøne Spania”
- Polish: “Costa Verde”
- Portuguese: “Cornija Cantábrica”
- Russian: “Зелёная Испания”
- Serbian: “Коста Верде”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Costa Verde”
- Spanish: “Cornisa cantabrica”
- Spanish: “Cornisa Cantabrica”
- Spanish: “Cornisa cantábrica”
- Spanish: “Cornisa Cantábrica”
- Spanish: “Costa cantabrica”
- Spanish: “Costa cantábrica”
- Spanish: “España Verde”
- Spanish: “Noroeste de España”
- Spanish: “Region Cantabrica”
- Spanish: “Region Cantábrica”
- Spanish: “Región Cantabrica”
- Spanish: “Región cantábrica”
- Spanish: “Región Cantábrica”
- Ukrainian: “Зелена Іспанія”
- Venetian: “Costa Verda spagnoła”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Ban Nha Xanh”
Spain: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Valencia.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Green Spain”. Photo: Xosema, CC BY-SA 3.0.