Source: The Points Guy
Summary
A total solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, and will be visible in various locations including Spain, Iceland, and Greenland. The path of totality will pass over remote regions, and travelers can experience the eclipse in unique ways, such as hiking the Camino de Santiago or taking a polar expedition in Greenland. The eclipse will also coincide with the Perseid meteor shower, making it a rare and spectacular event.
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The escape is carefully planned.
Travelers can experience the eclipse in Spain’s Balearic Islands, which are within the path of totality and typically get over 300 sunny days a year. They can also visit Northern Spain, where cities like Bilbao and Burgos will experience totality. In Iceland, the Westfjords and Snaefellsnes Peninsula will be within the path of totality, and Reykjavik will experience about a minute of totality. Greenland’s Scoresby Sound will also get 1 minute and 53 seconds of totality.
And, of course, there’s the small matter of actually seeing the eclipse, which requires specialized viewing glasses or a pinhole projector.
