diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 248f304..73f7960 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-importFrom("readr",  "read_fwf", "fwf_widths")
+importFrom("readr",  "read_fwf", "fwf_widths", "read_csv2")
 importFrom("utils", "read.table")
 
 export(epa2005, test.metadata, defun2011, ees2010, 
        censo2010, epf.2011.gastos, epf.2011.hogares, 
-       epf.2011.miembros, padron2016)
+       epf.2011.miembros, padron2016, frontur2016)
diff --git a/R/frontur2016.R b/R/frontur2016.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057254b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/frontur2016.R
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#' Download data from the "Frontur"
+#' 
+#' This function downloads data from the Spanish "FRONTUR" using the information provided by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE).
+#' 
+#' @param file Character string with the name of the microdata file provided by the INE on the  
+#' \href{http://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/es/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736176996&menu=resultados&secc=1254736195382&idp=1254735576863}{FRONTUR} section. It allows either a path to a file, 
+#' or literal data (single string or raw vector). It also allows compressed files in \code{.gz}, \code{.bz2}, \code{.xz}, or \code{.zip} format.
+#' 
+#' @return \code{\link[tibble]{tibble}} with all avaliable requested data where each row corresponds to an anonymised citizen.
+#' @details This function reads microdata from the members approach of the "Padrón" in Spain. It was originally built using the metadata for 2016 file but it may be used for later years. Previous files have a different, non compatible, format.
+#' 
+#' @author David Carrasco.
+#' @note The \code{file} parameter allows any flat file with fixed width.
+#' @references http://www.ine.es/prodyser/microdatos.htm
+#' @examples 
+#' \dontrun{
+#' raw <- frontur2016("sample_frontur_2016.txt")
+#' summary(raw)
+#' }
+#' @seealso \code{\link[read_fwf]{readr}} to read fixed width files.
+
+
+###################################################################
+# David-Carrasco
+# 20190327
+# Reads the "frontur" microdata in its 2016 (and probably others) version
+###################################################################
+
+frontur2016 <- function(file){
+  
+  mdat.1 <- read.table(system.file("metadata", "frontur_2016_mdat1.txt", package = "MicroDatosEs"),
+                       header = T, sep = "\t", 
+                       fileEncoding = "UTF-8",
+                       stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
+  
+  suppressMessages(
+    dat <- read_csv2(file, col_names = mdat.1$var, skip=1, col_types = "ccccccccccc")
+  )
+
+  read.fwf.microdata(dat, 
+                     system.file("metadata", "frontur_2016_mdat1.txt", package = "MicroDatosEs"),
+                     system.file("metadata", "frontur_2016_mdat2.txt", package = "MicroDatosEs"),
+                     fileEncoding = "UTF-8")
+}
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69994be..5bd41d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ It is intended mostly for microdata which is generated periodically with the sam
 * **Mortality** (Annual deaths in Spain): unfortunately, public microdata does not include the cause of death.
 * **EPF** (Encuesta de presupuestos familiares)
 * **Padrón**
+* **Frontur**
 
 ## Use cases and examples
 
diff --git a/inst/extdata/sample_frontur_2016.txt b/inst/extdata/sample_frontur_2016.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eceace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/extdata/sample_frontur_2016.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+A0;A0_1;A0_7;A1;Residencia;CCAA;A14;A15;A16;A13_1;Factor
+1;20181101031507;2;2;13;09;2;1;6;6;99.623143409
+1;20181100031507;2;2;13;09;2;1;6;6;99.623143409
+1;20181100017107;2;2;13;04;1;2;6;4;25.519607901
+1;20181100018507;3;2;13;98;0;1;6;1;385.55899129
+1;20181100012913;2;2;13;09;8;1;6;6;163.65133432
+1;20181100006388;3;2;13;98;0;1;6;1;104.04387009
+1;20181100013667;2;2;13;13;1;1;6;5;82.442475534
+1;20181100006386;2;2;13;09;1;2;6;6;75.085969225
+1;20181000010082;3;2;13;09;0;1;6;1;113.5132676
+1;20181100003142;2;2;13;09;1;1;6;3;91.108450254
+2;20181100002871;2;2;13;04;1;1;1;5;25.616372281
+2;20181102002874;2;2;13;04;2;1;6;4;53.69196178
+1;20181101004187;2;2;13;09;1;1;6;4;167.02122322
+2;20181101002876;2;2;13;04;1;1;6;3;25.637361136
+1;20181100000882;2;2;13;09;6;1;6;4;284.5585924
+2;20181105003208;2;2;13;09;1;1;6;4;264.70615886
diff --git a/inst/metadata/frontur_2016_mdat1.txt b/inst/metadata/frontur_2016_mdat1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..184953a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/frontur_2016_mdat1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+var	start	end	width	descr
+A0	1	1	1	Encuesta de procedencia
+A0_1	2	15	14	Identificador cuestionario
+A0_7	16	16	1	Tipo de viajero
+A1	17	17	1	Vía de Entrada de los turistas
+Residencia	18	19	2	Pais de residencia habitual
+CCAA	20	21	2	Comunidad Autónoma de destino principal del viaje
+A14	22	22	1	Alojamiento principal
+A15	23	23	1	Motivo del viaje
+A16	24	24	1	Utilización de paquete turístico
+A13_1	25	25	1	Duración del viaje
+Factor	26	37	12	Factor de elevación de la encuesta
diff --git a/inst/metadata/frontur_2016_mdat2.txt b/inst/metadata/frontur_2016_mdat2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a561b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/frontur_2016_mdat2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"var"	"tipo"	"nulo"	"llave"	"valor"
+"A0"	"D"	NA	"1"	"FRONTUR"
+"A0"	"D"	NA	"2"	"EGATUR"
+"A0_1"	"D"	NA	NA	""
+"A0_7"	"D"	NA	"2"	"Turista no residente"
+"A0_7"	"D"	NA	"3"	"Excursionista No Residente"
+"A1"	"D"	NA	"1"	"Carretera"
+"A1"	"D"	NA	"2"	"Aeropuerto"
+"A1"	"D"	NA	"3"	"Ferry/Barco"
+"A1"	"D"	NA	"4"	"Tren"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"1"	"Alemania"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"2"	"Bélgica"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"3"	"España"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"4"	"Francia"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"5"	"Irlanda"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"6"	"Italia"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"7"	"Países Bajos"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"8"	"Portugal"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"9"	"Reino Unido"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"10"	"Países Nordicos"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"11"	"Rusia"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"12"	"Suiza"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"13"	"Resto de Europa"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"14"	"Estados Unidos de América"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"15"	"América (sin EEUU)"
+"Residencia"	"D"	NA	"16"	"Resto del mundo"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"01"	"Andalucía"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"02"	"Aragón"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"03"	"Principado de Asturias"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"04"	"Baleares"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"05"	"Canarias"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"06"	"Cantabria"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"07"	"Castilla y León"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"08"	"Castilla La Mancha"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"09"	"Cataluña"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"10"	"Com.Valenciana"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"11"	"Extremadura"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"12"	"Galicia"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"13"	"Com.Madrid"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"14"	"Región de Murcia"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"15"	"C.F.Navarra"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"16"	"País Vasco"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"17"	"La Rioja"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"18"	"Ceuta"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"19"	"Melilla"
+"CCAA"	"D"	NA	"98"	"Transito"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"1"	"Hoteles y Similares"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"2"	"Alojamiento alquiler"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"3"	"Camping"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"4"	"Casa rural"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"5"	"Crucero"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"6"	"Otro alojamiento mercado"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"7"	"Vivienda en propiedad"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"8"	"Vivienda familiares/amigos"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"9"	"Otro alojamiento no mercado"
+"A14"	"D"	NA	"0"	"No procede"
+"A15"	"D"	NA	"0"	"No procede"
+"A15"	"D"	NA	"1"	"Ocio/vacaciones"
+"A15"	"D"	NA	"2"	"Negocios"
+"A15"	"D"	NA	"3"	"Estudios"
+"A15"	"D"	NA	"4"	"Personal (salud, familia)"
+"A15"	"D"	NA	"5"	"Otros motivos"
+"A16"	"D"	NA	"1"	"Sí"
+"A16"	"D"	NA	"6"	"No"
+"A16"	"D"	NA	"0"	"No procede"
+"A13_1"	"D"	NA	"1"	"Ninguna noche"
+"A13_1"	"D"	NA	"2"	"1 noche"
+"A13_1"	"D"	NA	"3"	"De 2 a 3 noches"
+"A13_1"	"D"	NA	"4"	"De 4 a 7 noches"
+"A13_1"	"D"	NA	"5"	"De 8 a 15 noches"
+"A13_1"	"D"	NA	"6"	"Más de 15 noches"
+"Factor"	"N"	NA	NA	""
diff --git a/man/frontur2016.Rd b/man/frontur2016.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4555f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/frontur2016.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/frontur2016.R
+\name{frontur2016}
+\alias{frontur2016}
+\title{Download data for "Estadística de movimientos turísticos en frontera - FRONTUR" from INE}
+\usage{
+frontur2016(file)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{file}{Character string with the name of the microdata file provided by the INE on the
+\href{http://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/es/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736176996&menu=resultados&secc=1254736195382&idp=1254735576863}{FRONTUR} section. It allows either a path to a file 
+or literal data (single string or raw vector). It also allows compressed files in \code{.gz}, \code{.bz2}, \code{.xz}, or \code{.zip} format.}
+}
+\value{
+\code{\link[tibble]{tibble}} with all avaliable requested data where each row corresponds to an anonymised citizen.
+}
+\description{
+This function downloads FRONTUR statistcs from the Spanish Statistical Office (INE).
+}
+\details{
+This function reads deaths microdata in Spain.
+
+It was originally built using the metadata for the 2016 file and may work with microdata files for other yearly submissions. Previous files have a different, non compatible, format.
+}
+\note{
+The \code{file} parameter allows any flat file with fixed width.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+raw <- frontur2016("datos_1_19.zip") # It will be automatically uncompressed.
+summary(raw)
+}
+}
+\references{
+http://www.ine.es/prodyser/microdatos.htm
+}
+\seealso{
+\code{\link[read_fwf]{readr}} to read fixed width files.
+}
+\author{
+Carlos J. Gil Bellosta, David Carrasco
+}