On Aug. 12, 2026, a rare total solar eclipse will enchant travelers across such diverse landscapes as sun-kissed Mediterranean beaches, the rolling hills of Spanish wine country and the Arctic wilderness.
During a total solar eclipse, the moon passes directly in front of the sun, blocking its light. Only the sun's outer atmosphere (the corona) is visible during totality as the temperatures drop and the sky turns dark.
The first total solar eclipse to cross mainland Europe since 1999, its path falls over a remote region of Siberian Russia, eastern Greenland, Iceland's west coast and northern Spain. (Some have also dubbed it the Ice and Fire Eclipse, nodding to Iceland's inclusion.)
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