Spain received 4.4 million overseas tourists in July, 78% more than last year, but...

55% less than the same month of 2019, back in the old prepandemic days.

In other parts of the EU, the summer season was either somewhat better or somewhat worse than in Spain. Cities and regions that tend to attract long-distance travellers have fared worse. A case in point is Rome 

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/09/after-a-long-hard-summer-europes-travel-tourism-recovery-remains-a-long-way-off.html