BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

SPAIN will begin to open up its land borders with its two closest neighbours from June 22, it has been announced.

Tourism minister Reyes Maroto said today that the country will allow travel from France and Portugal, in just over two weeks.

“In the case of France and Portugal, I wanted to confirm that from June 22, the restrictions on travel across the borders will be removed,” Maroto said at a press conference.

He added that ‘in principle, the 14-day quarantine on international travellers will be lifted.’

What was not confirmed was how and under what measures tourists from both countries will be permitted to arrive to Spain i.e. by car or train.

Neither has it been detailed if they can move freely across the whole country.

Flights continue to be restricted until July 1.

More to follow…

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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