Fuel at the best price
Nearby fuel stations with official prices from the Spanish Ministry, updated daily, and which ones have showers. In Spain.
Can you
sleep here?
VanLife tells you before you park. Over 4,500 places to spend the night in Spain and Portugal, each with its legal status and where it comes from.
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For Android
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For iPhone
App Store
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Free. And no account needed to look around.
- Over 4,500
- places to sleep, each with its seal
- Over 11,000
- fuel stations with official prices
- Almost 1,500
- things to do once you park
How it works
Four stops and you know where to sleep
No forum rumours, no "they never fined me". What is known about each place, where it comes from, and what you need to get there and stay.
Stop 1
Open the map, no account needed
The map, the listings and the search work without signing up. Answer four short questions and VanLife shows you first what suits the way you travel.
- For adventurers, couples, families, groups, seniors or digital nomads
- Spain and Portugal
Stop 2
Check the seal before you park
Every place carries a legal status, and the "Verified" seal tells you where it comes from: for a public aire, its by-law or council notice; for a campsite, its licence or its website. When there is a link, you open it from the listing.
- The source, linked
- If nobody checks it again, the seal expires
Stop 3
Read the whole listing
Services, price, maximum stay and whether awnings and chairs are allowed. If we know the height limit, we tell you whether your vehicle fits; if we don't, we say so.
- Water, disposal, electricity, wifi and showers
- The height limit against your vehicle
Stop 4
Park in the shade… or in the sun
Where the sun rises and sets at every place, so you can park in the cool or in the warmth, plus the 7-day forecast and the best night to stop.
- Sunrise, sunset and the sun path
- The best night of the week
The seals
What each one means, plainly
An overnight-parking app lives or dies by one word: tolerated. Here it does not mean "allowed". That is why every seal tells you where it comes from and, if nobody checks it again, it expires.
Something not right when you arrive? Report it from the listing itself.
- Publicly legal
A public aire or car park where a local rule allows you to spend the night.
- Private · paid
Campsite, private aire or camper park: you pay for the night and know where you stand.
- Tolerated
No known rule forbids it. That is not a permit, and we tell you so.
- Reported
There are recent reports. Better find somewhere else for tonight.
On the road
Everything else you need, in the same app
Broken down? Help at hand
Nearby garages and tow trucks, with 24-hour ones marked, direct calling and directions. Send your location by WhatsApp or SMS in one tap, with 112 always at hand.
No signal, no problem
Download the map of the area you're in for free. The places and listings you look at stay on your phone for when you run out of data.
Things to do once you park
Almost 1,500 activities across Spain and Portugal: surfing, kayaking, hikes, museums, food…
New
Ask Lana
Lana is VanLife's co-pilot. Ask her like a friend who knows the way, and she searches the whole catalogue for you: where to sleep for free with water, what to do nearby, where to refuel or shower, or what to check if the van plays up. She only suggests places that exist in VanLife.
- A free place with water near me for tonight
- A route from Madrid to Lisbon with places to sleep
- My van won't start in the morning, what should I check?
With a free account, 5 questions a day. Lana can make mistakes: check the listing and the signs before you stay.
VanLife+
For those who live on the road
Knowing where you can sleep legally and without surprises is and will stay free: the map, the listings, the legal seal, SOS, voice navigation and the offline map of your area. VanLife+ only adds on top.
Your trip, night by night
Plan up to 10 nights with the forecast for each, whether you fit under the height limits and whether the place is still verified. Free, you get one trip.
Offline, wherever you go
Download the map of your destination before you leave home. Free, you get the 20 km around you.
Lana and your routes, without limits
50 questions a day to Lana and 50 saved routes. Free, it is 5 and 3.
€19.99 a year
For the launch, the first month is free with no card needed, until 31 December.
Motorhome aires and places to sleep, by region
VanLife brings together 4,785 places to spend the night in a van, campervan or motorhome in 22 regions of Spain and Portugal. 1,931 carry the "Verified" seal, 3,315 link to the rule or licence their legal status comes from, and 1,746 are free with the price confirmed.
- Catalonia671
- Andalusia651
- Castile and León464
- Galicia405
- Valencian Community364
- Aragon289
- Central Portugal230
- Castilla–La Mancha191
- Asturias175
- Canary Islands152
- Basque Country148
- Extremadura134
- Northern Portugal134
- Cantabria128
- Alentejo124
- Navarre114
- Region of Murcia88
- Algarve85
- Community of Madrid77
- Lisbon region61
- La Rioja51
- Balearic Islands49
What does the law say? Read the guide to sleeping in a motorhome in Spain and Portugal →
FAQ
What people usually ask us
A missing place, a bug or an idea? Write to us at info@vanlifetribu.com.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Downloading and using it is free: the map, the listings, the legal seal, navigation and offline maps. If you live on the road, VanLife+ (€19.99 a year) adds multi-night trips, maps of where you are going and more questions to Lana, without taking away anything that is free.
Do I need an account?
Not to look around: the map, the listings and the search work without signing up. A free account also gives you turn-by-turn voice navigation, your routes, your saved places, Lana and your achievements, which only count when you really get there.
Does "Tolerated" mean I can sleep there?
It means we know of no rule that forbids it, not that there is a permit. That is why we keep it apart from "Publicly legal", which does have a rule behind it, and why every listing tells you where its claims come from.
Is it an official app?
No. VanLife is not affiliated with any public body. Each place's rules come from its local council and we link them from the listing when they exist; fuel prices come from the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
What do you do with my data?
We don't sell it. The first time you open the app you choose what to share: usage analytics start off and crash reports start on, and you can change either at any time from Profile. You can delete your account from within the app.
Which languages is it in?
The app and this website are in English, Spanish, French and German.
Where can I download it?
It is on Google Play and the App Store: scan your store’s code on this page with your phone and it takes you straight to the download.
The details of what data is processed and how are in the privacy policy.
VanLifeYour next night, no surprises
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