On August 12, 2026, Catalonia witnessed its first total solar eclipse in 121 years.
As the Moon passed in front of the Sun, day briefly turned to night, leaving thousands of spectators in awe.
Here are some of the best photos from the Catalan News Agency.
A family looking at the eclipse in Torres de Segre / Alba Mor / Marta Lluvich
A group of children with homemade masks watch the eclipse in Lleida / Marc Codinas
A woman puts eclipse glasses over her phone at the Ebre Observatory in Roquetes / Ariadna Escoda
Human towers in Tarragona during the eclipse / Gio Gonzales
The Old Cathedral of Lleida, the Seu Vella, during the eclipse / Rafa Ariño
Smiles in Torres de Segre during the total solar eclipse / Alba Mor / Marta Lluvich
A woman gazes in awe at the total solar eclipse at the Ebre Observatory in Roquetes / Anna Ferràs / Ariadna Escoda
Total eclipse viewed from Trabucador beach in Delta de l'Ebre Natural Park / Elena Gavaldà
A man gazes in awe at the solar eclipse in Torres de Segre / Alba Mor / Marta Lluvich
A visually impaired woman follows the eclipse using a LightSound device in Reus / Arnau Martínez Teruel
Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers view the eclipse at the Ebre Observatory, Roquetes / Anna Ferràs / Ariadna Escoda
A woman views the eclipse in Tarragona / Blanca Blay
Two women take a selfie with the total eclipse in the background in Deltebre / Albert Segura
And finally, the eclipse in sequence, captured by Jordi Borràs in La Granadella, western Catalonia.
