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Visits and
Excursions
“Bahía
de la Concha”, one of the most known and carismatic areas
of the city. Its walk is worldwide famous and must-do for
visitors, and its beach, the most aristocratic of the three
that the city has.
Standing in the centre of
La Concha Bay is the tiny Santa Clara Island
with a lighthouse and a small wharf. This island turns into
the city's fourth beach in the summer with a ferry service
from the harbour.
San
Telmo Museum has got a collection of Basque artefacts
housed in a 16th century monastery.
The
Chillida Museum is dedicated to the works of the Basque
artist, Eduardo Chillida.
Chillida-Leku is the result of one of the artist’s lifelong
dreams: to create a space for his work where it could be on
permanent display.
The Sea
Palace has an aquarium, an oceanographic museum and a
naval historical museum.
The Miramar
Palace is located between the beaches of “La Concha” and Ondarreta.
The Miramar
complex, made up of a palace and adjoining park, as well as a
number of buildings, gardens and outhouses, has become the
aesthetic focal point on which the artistic and historical
development of the city has turned.
From Igueldo
Mountain, one can have a panoramic view of the bay.
The Buen Pastor
Cathedral is located in the center of a large square. It
was inaugurated in the end of the 19th century, 1897. It is
the biggest church in the city.
The Aiete Palace was
built in 1878 by the Dukes of Balén. It is inspired by the
French palaces of the time, finished with a slate roof and
built of masonry stone. The staircase leading up to the
entrance is one of the palace's outstanding features.
The palace is in an elevated area of the city, and has
impressive views, surrounded by gardens, ponds and water
cascades. The gardens were designed by French gardener, Pierre
Ducasse.
The Kursaal
Palace, where the International Film Festival is held in September.
Other
places like the building of the City Council, the Victoria Eugenia
Theatre, “la Perla” spas, Txuri Urdin Ice Palace, Anoeta
Stadium where “La Real Sociedad” football team plays.
Gastronomy
Donostia-San
Sebastian is characterized by its famous and traditional gastronomy and
where its food is phenomenal. It is not expensive eating in pintxos/tapas (aperitives)
bars or in the cideries where they are
restaurants where one can eat chop, codfish, peppers, cheese
with quince and nuts and drink cider.
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