In order to get to know any corner of the world in depth, it is necessary to know its language and culture, which are what make it unique. In this sense, the Basque Country is a region that stands out not only for its landscapes, but also for its unique cultural identity in Spain. At […]
If there is one important date in the history of San Sebastian that marks a before and after and brings a profound transformation to the city, it is the 31st of August 1813. The day Donostia was destroyed In 1808, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, San Sebastian was invaded by the French army, […]
Before the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country, the ancient inhabitants of our region, belonging to different tribes and speakers of Proto-Basque, had their own belief system. Basque mythology had its gods, supernatural beings and legends, which, although nobody believes in them any more, are still very much alive in many of our traditions […]
In San Sebastian we have a lot of festivals and festivities throughout the year: the Tamborrada, the Zinemaldi, the day of Santo Tomás, the Semana Grande… Dates marked on the calendar, famous outside our city and that structure the life of all the people of San Sebastian. But Donosti has many more festivals, festivals that […]
In the Basque Country, carnival is a very important festival, it is the most important festival of the year in many towns, such as Tolosa or Lantz, and in Donosti, although the most important date is the Tamborrada, this is only the prelude to the carnival that is celebrated just a few weeks later. The […]
The San Sebastian Film and Human Rights Festival, organised by the Human Rights Department of the City Council and Donostia Kultura, seeks to build, through images and constructive debate, a critical, plural and committed vision of the great challenges facing humanity and to disseminate values thanks to the magic of cinema. The topics covered in […]
In Japan, they have the haikus. In hip-hop culture, they have their flamboyant rap battles… And the Basque people, we have our bertsos. These are poetic improvised compositions that only have one verse, with consonant rhymes in the even verses that are sung in Basque! Although presented like these it may sound easy, you have […]
Previously Pablo told you about how his favourite bridge in the city is the one called Maria Cristina, bridge that without a doubt stands out because of its colours and figures, and because it is the most flamboyant of all. But for me (Alba), the nicest of the bridges in Donosti is the bridge of […]
We’ve already talked about Ramón Cortazar in previous posts, he was a San Sebastian architect designer of beloved buildings such as the Bellas Artes Theater. He worked in different architectural styles over his life, like modernism or Art Nouveau. In Donosti there are different buildings that can fit inside this category, being probably the nicest […]
A few days ago we were contacted through our social media to let us know about a little mystery, two medieval little figures in some holes in the old fortress at Mount Urgull. Our Instagram informant also asked us if we knew what they were doing there. Let’s solve the mystery of Mount Urgull. And, […]
All the cities in the world have their day of holiday and Donosti could not be less. And obviously, in a city called San Sebastian, the main holiday coincides with the day of Saint Sebastian, our patron saint. This very special day is the 20th of January, it’s a holiday that lasts only 24 hours, […]
Cinema is invented in 1895 thanks to the Lumière brothers. Just 20 years after that first cinematographic projection, in San Sebastian the Bellas Artes Theater is built, one of the first buildings in the Basque Country built exclusively as a cinema theater. It’s the oldest cinema theater in Spain that still maintains its original design. […]