Log inSign up

En verano hay mucho turismo por la costa.

En verano hay mucho turismo por la costa.
In summer there is a lot of tourism along the coast.
From Lesson 204:Traveling around Spain (el hostal, el folleto)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about En verano hay mucho turismo por la costa.

Why do we use por here instead of en?
The preposition por is used to talk about a general area or movement through a space, which translates well to along or around the coast. If you used en la costa, it would sound more like a specific, fixed location rather than a general activity spread across the whole area.
Why is there no article before verano, like en el verano?
When expressing in a season using the preposition en, Spanish typically drops the definite article. You will almost always see en verano, en otoño, and so on. If you used a different word like durante (during), you would need the article: durante el verano.
I always mix up mucho and muy. Why is it mucho in this sentence?
You use mucho here because it is describing a noun (turismo). Mucho acts as an adjective meaning a lot of and changes to match the gender and number of the noun it modifies. You only use muy (very) when describing adjectives or other adverbs.
Can I change mucho turismo to plural to mean many tourists?
No, turismo refers to the general concept or industry of tourism, which is an uncountable noun. To talk about multiple people, you need to use the specific word for tourists, which would be muchos turistas.

Learn En verano hay mucho turismo por la costa and more in Spanish

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free
Start learning Spanish →