Madrid, June 16 (RHC)-- The British embassy in Spain confirmed that British citizens will be allowed to travel to the Iberian country when it opens its borders next Sunday, but still advised against any non-essential international travel due to the coronavirus.

Spain will reopen its borders to most European visitors beginning June 21st -- 10 days earlier than previously planned, a Spanish Foreign Ministry source told Reuters News Agency.

"The Spanish government has confirmed to us that the UK is included within the group of countries to whom these border relaxations will apply," the embassy said via a Twitter account it uses to inform British citizens in Spain.  Nevertheless, it added that the government still advises against all but essential international travel. 

Germany and Italy are among European countries which haveeased travel restrictions.  Many European countries have begun easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions, with June 15th seeing several of them open up to visitors from certain countries.