Is Castro-Urdiales safe? Spain travel risk
Is Castro-Urdiales safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Castro-Urdiales scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Spain Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Castro-Urdiales scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Spain (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Castro-Urdiales: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Cantabria (43.3844° N, 3.2150° W), Castro-Urdiales sits 332.5 km S from Madrid at 18 m elevation.
Cantabria
43.3844° N, 3.2150° W
18 m
Europe/Madrid
33,482
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Spain
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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