It is a scene repeated up and down Spain 's extensive coastline along the Mediterranean , the Atlantic and its famous archipelagos , the Balearic and Canary Islands . Spain 's economic crisis is in its sixth straight year yet tourism , worth 11 % of GDP , is holding its own . Spain 's tourism sector has recovered from a 9 % drop at the height of the crisis in 2009 . In 2012 it was back to pre - crisis levels of 57.7 million international visitors .
Spain 's economic crisis is in its sixth straight year yet tourism , worth 11 % of GDP , is holding its own . Spain 's tourism sector has recovered from a 9 % drop at the height of the crisis in 2009 . In 2012 it was back to pre - crisis levels of 57.7 million international visitors .