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Details of restrictions for all regions of Spain, now ‘State of Alarm’ has ended

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ALSO READ: New face mask rules in Spain, from 26 June

PLEASE NOTE – From Friday 18 June, we are no longer updating this report below for each region. Where there is significant news to report on the Covid-19 situation or new restrictions for any one region, we will cover it with a separate report, or within our on-going daily reports for the overall statistics, that can always be found here: Coronavirus in Spain. In a separate daily report, we also publish the amount of vaccines received and administered for each region in Spain, as well as the percentage of citizens vaccinated per age group: Covid-19 Vaccinations in Spain

ALSO READ: Spain is now issuing EU Digital Covid Certificates – full details of what you need to know

FINAL updates: On 18 June, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that face masks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Spain from 26 June onwards.

Spain’s Health Ministry has also backtracked on mandatory common rules for nightlife, bars and restaurants across Spain during the de-escalation of restrictions, and each region will now be responsible for imposing its own measures, as required. There will be ‘recommendations’ from the central health ministry but not mandatory rules. Since 14 August 2020, Spain had imposed strict new measures on nightlife across the whole country.

The State of Alarm that had been in place in Spain since 25 October 2020 finally ended from midnight on Saturday 8 May. Its purpose was to enable the regional governments the legal requirements to impose and enforce nighttime curfews and other specific restrictions, in order to combat the spread of Coronavirus.

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Police controls in Madrid during the State of Alarm.
Police controls in Madrid during the State of Alarm. (Delegación del Gobierno en Madrid)

Information below has not been updated since 12 June

Andalusia

Please also see our reports on: Andalusia in English 

Measures in place from 9-31 May were:

  • No nighttime curfew
  • Regional border is open
  • No limit to numbers at social gatherings
  • Restaurants can open until midnight, with a maximum of eight people per table indoors, and ten people outdoors
  • Bars can stay open until 2am. Dance floors, however, are only be allowed in municipalities at the lowest risk level, and must be also be outside only.
  • For outdoor cultural events, audience members of different groups need to be separated either by an empty seat or maintain a safe distance of 1.5 metres.
  • As fas as mobility is concerned, municipalities with high-incidence rates will be closed, if approved by the courts.
  • Maximum capacity at religious ceremonies, including weddings and funerals, is set at 300 and 500 people for indoors and outdoor venues, respectively.

Aragón

  • No nighttime curfew
  • Regional border is open
  • Maximum of 6 people at social gatherings in all settings; in confined settings, maximum is 4.
  • If courts agree to it, the current perimeter lockdown of the municipalities with high-incidence rates (Tarazona, Jaca and Calatayud, as well as the comarcas of Cinco Villas, Campo de Cariñena, Ribera Alta del Ebro and Valdejalón) will remain in place.
  • Bars and restaurants can remain open until 10pm in unconfined areas. In confined areas, until 8pm.
  • Shops in unconfined areas can remain open until 10pm. In confined areas, until 8pm.

Asturias

  • No nighttime curfew
  • Regional border is open
  • No limit to social gatherings
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars and restaurants can remain open until 1am, with a maximum of 6 people per table
  • The regional government will also ask the courts for authorisation to close municipality lockdowns in situations of extreme risk
  • Capacity in conferences and conventions is increased to 300 people, with assigned seating
  • Large-scale events are still not be allowed
  • Shops that are larger than 300 sq metres, capacity is limited to 70%

Balearic Islands

  • Nighttime curfew from 11pm to 6am (approved by courts)
  • No border closure, but the courts have also authorised the region to maintain security controls for arrivals to the islands
  • Bars and restaurants can open until 10.30pm outdoors.
  • Shops can open until 9pm.
  • Social gatherings limited to a maximum of 6 people, and between a maximum of two households, in all settings
  • No border closure, but the courts have also authorised the region to maintain security controls for arrivals to the islands
  • Maximum capacity at religious ceremonies is 50%

Basque Country

  • There is a ‘recommended’ nighttime curfew to limit mobility from 11pm to 6am – but this has not been approved by the courts as a legally binding curfew. It is understood the Basque government is planning to appeal against the court’s ruling
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings are recommended to be limited to a maximum of 4 people
  • Bars and restaurants can open until 10pm.
  • Shops can open until 10pm.

Canary Islands

  • No nighttime curfews. The Canary Islands had sought to impose curfews from 11pm to 6am in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Graciosa and El Hierro – and from midnight to 6am in Fuerteventura, La Gomera and La Palma. However, these curfews have finally not been approved by the courts.
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings – maximum of 10 people in Fuerteventura, La Gomera and La Palma and 6 in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Graciosa and El Hierro.
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars and restaurants can open until midnight in Fuerteventura, La Gomera and La Palma. In Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Graciosa and El Hierro, until 11pm

Cantabria

  • Nighttime curfew between 11pm and 6am.
  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • No limit to social gatherings
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars and restaurants can open until 10.30pm – with no new customers after 10pm
  • Non-essential trade can continue until 10.30pm

Castilla-La Mancha

  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • It is recommended that social gatherings at home are co-habitants only
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars, restaurants and leisure venues can stay open until 1am

Castilla y León

  • Nighttime curfew is from midnight to 6am.
  • Social gatherings are limited to six people.
  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • No limit to social gatherings
  • No restrictions on mobility 
  • Bars and restaurants can stay opens until midnight. However, the interior of bars and restaurants will be closed in areas where the incidence rate is above 150. 
  • No time limits for shops

Catalonia

Please also see our reports on: Barcelona in English 

#UPDATE (11 June) – Nightlife will be able to resume across Catalonia on 21 June. Clubs will be able to remain open until 3.30am and social distancing will not be required. A capacity limit of 50% will still be placed on venues. 

  • No nighttime curfew
  • Regional border is open
  • No mobility restrictions within Catalonia
  • Bars and restaurants can open from 6am to midnight. Maximum 50% capacity indoors but no limits placed on outdoor seating.
  • Only up to six people can sit together at the same table except for larger groups of members of the same household. Everyone must wear a face mask when not eating or drinking.
  • Bars and restaurants located inside shopping centres can open. 
  • Groups of up to 10 people only in social gatherings, in any setting (agreed by the court).
  • Gyms and other sports facilities can open at 50% capacity until 23h.
  • Sports club member meetings can take place at 50% capacity with 500 people at most or 1,000 if the venue is adequately ventilated. 
  • Shops and shopping malls can open at 50% capacity from 6am to 10pm. Large retailers no longer have caps on the maximum amount of space they can open.  
  • Religious ceremonies, including weddings and funerals, can have a 50% capacity limit with a maximum of 1,000 people, as long as there is sufficient ventilation and access is controlled, otherwise, the capacity remains at a maximum of 500 people. (These measures also agreed by court).
  • Theatres, cinemas, concert halls can open at 70% capacity. The maximum number of people who can attend a cultural event is 1,000 indoors, and 3,000 outdoors or in premises with proper ventilation.
  • Amusement parks, bingo halls, casinos can open at 30% capacity. 
  • No picnics – groups of people are not allowed to eat or drink in public unless they are at a bar or restaurant.  

Extremadura

Please also see our reports on: Extremadura in English 

  • Nighttime curfew is from 11pm.
  • Social gatherings are limited to six people.outdoors, four people indoors.
  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars and restaurants can open until midnight.
  • Shops can open until 8pm

Galicia

  • No nighttime curfew except in areas of high incidence rates (above 500 for 14 days or 200 for 7 days), where it is from 11pm to 6am
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings – maximum of 6 people outdoors and 4 indoors. Social gatherings between members of different households will be prohibited between 1am and 6am – but awaiting for court approval 
  • Bars can stay open until 11pm and restaurants until 1am
  • Shopping hours can return to normality

La Rioja

  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings – maximum of 6 people is ‘recommended’ 
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars and restaurants can open until midnight

Madrid

  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings – a maximum of 6 people is ‘recommended’ in all settings. The regional government also recommends that meetings between homes or at home do not take place but does not prohibit them
  • Perimeter closures will continue of basic healthcare zones with high incidence rates (14 currently confined)
  • Bars and restaurants can open until midnight (50% capacity in indoor areas and 75% in outdoor areas); ban on counter service continues
  • Theatres and other venues, including shopping malls, have a 75% capacity
  • Shops can stay open until 11pm

Murcia

  • No nighttime curfew
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings – maximum of 6 people not living together, both in public and private spaces
  • No restrictions on mobility
  • Bars and restaurants can open until midnight.
  • All other non-essential trade can continue until midnight; essential trade can continue between midnight and 6am
  • Municipalities will be confined when the incidence exceeds 250 cases or rises more than 80% on the previous week

Navarra

  • No nighttime curfew. The regional government had sought a curfew from 11pm to 6am but this has been turned down by the court.
  • No border closure
  • Social gatherings – maximum of 6 people and two groups of co-habitants in homes
  • Closure of municipalities with high incidence rates
  • Bars and restaurants can open until 10pm (only terraces)
  • Shops can open until 9pm

Valencia Region

Please also see our reports on: Valencia in English 

#LATEST (3 June) – From Tuesday 8 June until the end of the month, the nighttime curfew in Valencia will be removed, as well as the restrictions on the number of people allowed at social gatherings. Nightlife (music bars, nightclubs and discos) can re-open until 2am, but without the use of dance floors and with a maximum capacity of 50% indoors, 100% on terraces. Other bars and restaurants can stay open until 1am, with a maximum of 10 people per table (50% capacity indoors; 100% on terraces).

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16 comments

3 29th October 2020 at 9:34 pm

Lock down only till 6 am so Chinese virus only comes out at night Lol

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Gary Fenwick 10th May 2021 at 10:54 pm

Hi, can the authorities please confirm that now `The state of alarm` has ended what the `New normal` is as my interpritatatoin is that apart from the the changes in Curfew, Bar/Restaurant times & confirming wearing masks in public places, does this mean that everything else in previous BOT`s no longer applies????? exercising , ecommunity pools, entertainment, Karaoke, etc????

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Lois McCullough 3rd November 2020 at 10:21 am

Why is Petanca still being played when groups are in a much greater excess than 6

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Tracy 29th November 2020 at 1:48 pm

I want to travel from Galicia to Malaga at Christmastime to be with my family. This will mean Galicia, Castilla Leon, Extramadura, and Andalucia including the ronda of Sevilla which does pass within city limits. About 95% of this is autopista. Will I be able to drive straight through or will there be checkpoints? Should I split this into two days travelling or do what I usually do and drive straight through? It’s 1200 klms but I like driving.

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Ela 9th November 2020 at 2:52 pm

The ‘Rona can read maps and knows where provincial borders are, and knows Not to be virulent on one side as opposed to the other, hence restaurants and bars open in some provinces and not in others! LoL

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Tamsyn Lawrence 11th November 2020 at 11:43 pm

Your information is incorrect. I live in ibiza, Balearic islands and our curfew is 10pm not midnight despite what you keep saying

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Paul Cohen 23rd November 2020 at 5:56 pm

I had to read this 3 times to understand the border closure does not end on the 23rd November. Adding the word ALSO does not sufficiently clarify the information. I am travelling to Ayamonte tomorrow to live. Thank you, Paul

LATEST [8 Nov] – The regional government of Andalusia had previously announced that the border closure of the region will remain in place for two more weeks, until 23 November. Also, from midnight Monday, all 778 municipalities of Andalusia will be closed, so that you can only enter or leave them ‘with justified cause’. Bars and restaurants must close at 6pm (as should all ‘non-essential services’ across the region). In Granada, however, all non-essential activity must close, as well as bars and restaurants. The nighttime curfew across the region has been changed to 10pm to 7am.

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TONY BARKER 24th November 2020 at 11:24 am

I arrive at Malaga next Monday evening at 20-00 hrs from where I have to transit by Car hire through various municipalities to Gibraltar , where I am a resident
I will complete all the necessary paper work and have a PCR test but will this journey be permitted especially as I might not get to La Linea until shortly after 22-00hrs , the start of curfew

Any input would be very much appreciated and is there a phone number I can call to get factual information

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Pedro 20th January 2021 at 9:38 pm

Are we aloud to walk in groups in the mountains of the cost a Blanca ??

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Janette 23rd January 2021 at 1:13 am

The information regarding the Canary Islands’ curfews and levels has not been updated. As of Monday 18th January, Gran Canaria has been in Level 3, and Tenerife in Level 2.

Lanzarote, La Graciosa moved to Level 2 today.

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Janette 23rd January 2021 at 1:14 am

CORRECTION LANZAROTE AND LA GRACIOSA MOVED TO LEVEL 4, TODAY.

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Michal 27th January 2021 at 1:38 pm

Am I able to move between Valencia and Alicante on Saturday if I have a plane back to my country from Alicante? Is this a justified reason to move between cities?

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Rob Kimberley 8th February 2021 at 9:37 am

Canaries operating 4 levels of restrictions….

La isla de Tenerife: Nivel de Alerta 2. La fecha de vigencia de las correspondientes medidas preventivas que le son de aplicación hasta el 11 de febrero de 2021, inclusive, quedando supeditada a las revaluaciones periódicas.
La isla de Gran Canaria: Nivel de Alerta 3. La fecha de vigencia de las correspondientes medidas preventivas que le son de aplicación hasta el 11 de febrero de 2021, inclusive, quedando supeditada a las revaluaciones periódicas.
La isla de Fuerteventura: Nivel de Alerta 2. La fecha de vigencia de las correspondientes medidas preventivas que le son de aplicación hasta el 11 de febrero de 2021, inclusive, quedando supeditada a las revaluaciones periódicas.
La isla de Lanzarote: Nivel de Alerta 4. La fecha de vigencia de las correspondientes medidas preventivas que le son de aplicación hasta el 11 de febrero de 2021, inclusive, quedando supeditada a las revaluaciones periódicas.
Las islas de La Palma y La Gomera: Nivel de Alerta 1. La fecha de vigencia de las correspondientes medidas preventivas que le son de aplicación hasta el 11 de febrero de 2021, inclusive, quedando supeditada a las revaluaciones periódicas.
La isla de El Hierro: Nivel de Alerta 2. La fecha de vigencia de las correspondientes medidas preventivas que le son de aplicación hasta el 11 de febrero de 2021, inclusive, quedando supeditada a las revaluaciones periódicas.

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Neil 7th May 2021 at 6:26 pm

Why have you stated that the main purpose of the state of alarm was to legaly impose nightime curfews when the curfews are continueing after the state of alarm ???? So they are imposing curfews illegaly after the state of alarm or you are stating facts that are not certain ?

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Spain in English 7th May 2021 at 7:32 pm

As we have already replied to your direct messages to us, Neil – our report is correct. When the State of Alarm ends, only a court will decide if a region can impose a nighttime curfew. No curfew can be imposed ‘illegally’. We will be updating with a new report for each region on or before 9 May. Thanks.

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Susan Valeriani 11th May 2021 at 5:55 pm

What about smoking outside on a cafe terrace? Nothing has been declared about smoking so I presume you canno get fined any more.

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