The 34th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 13 May 1979.

It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,373 km (2,096 mi), and was won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Miko–Mercier cycling team.

De Wolf also won the points classification as well as five stages, but Zoetemelk won the race with a comfortable lead ahead of Spanish climbing specialist Francisco Galdós and Michel Pollentier.

Felipe Yáñez won the mountains classification.

[1] General classification(la roja) Points classification(jersey verde) Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules) Young rider classification(jersey blanco) Team classification(clasificación por equipos) Combativity award