Is Puenteareas safe? Spain travel risk
Is Puenteareas safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puenteareas scores 31/100 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.
Puenteareas scores 31/100 (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 Puenteareas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (53/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Galicia at 42.1667° N, 8.5000° W, Puenteareas lies 445.4 km ESE of Madrid. Time zone: UTC.
Galicia
42.1667° N, 8.5000° W
Lowland
UTC
23,196
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.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Spain travel advice & laws.
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