Holiday hotspot loved by Brits named ‘one of safest spaces in Spain if WW3 erupts’ | World | News
Smoke rises after the explosion in Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)
A favorite holiday spot for sun-loving Brits, it has been voted one of the safest places to be in Spain in the event of world war three. Since February 28, the Middle East has been gripped by chaos as the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran as part of Operation Epic Rage, killing military figures and the country’s religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In retaliation, Iran further escalated the conflict by launching a wave of attacks across the Gulf. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has pledged to allow UK bases to be used for defensive measures to protect allies in the region. Spain has refused US permission to use its bases to launch attacks, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemning “unilateral military action” against Iran, but Spain reportedly has strategic value and remains a member of NATO. This shows that Spain cannot escape what Madrid newspaper La Razón described as a “secondary target”.
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Canary Islands could serve as a possible refuge (stock) (Image: Getty Images)
In fact, he highlighted Madrid and Barcelona as potential areas at risk in such an event and attributed this to their important role in the country’s operations, but that is not all.
Similarly, regions with military bases or industrial areas, including the sun-kissed Costa del Sol, Costa Brava and even Zaragoza, could also be a potential target of attack.
Safer areas include those further away from urban centers, areas with smaller populations, or those located in more mountainous regions, including the Aragonese Pyrenees and Sierra Nevada.
Other areas that could serve as refuges include northern Leon, the Sierra de Gredos, and autonomous communities in the north of the country, such as Galicia and the Basque Country.
He noted that these areas have mountains, forests and a “wealth of natural resources” and offer an added advantage to anyone protected from attack.
Spain may not escape designation as ‘secondary target’ (stock) (Image: Getty Images)
Finally, he noted that the Canary island territories (an extremely popular tourist destination for the British) and the Balearic Islands could also serve as possible havens, given their “natural isolation”, which would make them of little interest for attack.
However, it was also emphasized that those remaining on the islands would need access to materials and a certain degree of self-sufficiency. Spanish Telecinco emphasized that the country’s territory remains at low or medium risk.
But in such a hypothetical scenario, places with strategic infrastructure, including military bases and nuclear power plants, would be most at risk, according to analysis by Alfonso Egea in the El Tiempo Justo program.
A study attributed to intelligence services suggested that the safest places would be places with less vital infrastructure, such as the Pyrenees of Navarra, Huesca and areas near Galicia.
Similarly, the outlet also named the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands as other important safe havens.
