Map of Spanish Islands and Costas Spain is the second most popular tourist destination in the world, in 2007 almost 60 mill. tourists went to Spain. There is a reason for this, Spain has a very pleasent climate with lots of sunshine, warm weather and little rain, especially in the southern parts and on the islands. So if you want to get away from winter, spain is the place to go to, and in summer it is usually not to hot and the air is relatively dry. Spain has a lot of tourist attractions, like the lovely beaches, and most tourists visiting Spain would go to one of the well known holiday destinations such as Costa del Sol, Costa Brava, Costa Blanca, the Canary Islands or the Balearic Islands.