It's the largest annual human migration in Europe: millions of people from France, Belgium and Italy cross Spain every summer to spend their holidays with family in north Africa.
High temperatures and fierce storms are set to affect much of Spain this week and some parts of the peninsula could even experience violent hailstorms.
Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition.
Spanish weather service Aemet on Thursday warned that the risk of fire due to the heat and dryness is "extreme" in certain areas, but temperatures are expected to drop at the weekend.
It's hot in Spain, so much so that over-heated students near Madrid were transferred from their school to a cooler place... which turned out to be the local air-conditioned funeral home.
The first heatwave of the summer is officially here and the mercury is rising - for those of you who can't get to a beach, The Local offers you our tips on keeping cool in the city.
The Costa del Sol in southern Spain enjoys an average of more than 320 sunny days each year, making it the sunniest place in Spain, a report by the national Meteorological Agency confirmed.
A town in Valencia has recorded temperatures reaching nearly 46C (about 115 Fahrenheit) - the hottest Spanish temperature in three years, as the national weather office predicts the heatwave will continue for at least another week.
