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At Go Local San Sebastian we are passionate about our city

That’s why we not only enjoy telling you how much we love San Sebastian on our tours, but we also want to put it in writing. That’s why we have created this blog, where we tell you what we don’t have time to tell you on the tours. If you love San Sebastian as much as we do, or if you are planning a visit to our city, this is your space.

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Gastronomy

Baga Biga Faktoria

The beer world is better than ever. A huge range of microbreweries have been planted before the large industrial producers belonging to multinationals, offering fans of this refreshing drink alternatives with which to satisfy their palate. In Donosti there are few bars that have signed up for the wave of craft beers, and without a […]

hondarribia Basque Country

Hondarribia

Few cities in Gipuzkoa have the same pride as Hondarribia, founded in 1204, and if you ask me… only two or three can compete with it in beauty, glamour and charm. And, being so close to Donosti, it is very easy to go there using the public transport system, going there in the morning to […]

Peine del Viento Culture

Peine del Viento (Wind Comb)

Chillida’s Peine del viento (The wind Comb) Few places are as emblematic in San Sebastian as the Wind Comb, located in the rocks at the end of the small entrance on the westside of La Concha Bay and that since 1977  stands tall against the power of the Cantabric sea. The most famous piece of […]

Cycling Plans

Advices on two wheels

Donostia is a great city to visit by bike. It is fun, and also healthy and fast, move around by car and park in San Sebastián can sometimes become an odyssey! And in Go Local we know this well, because we go across the city daily during the E-bike Tour. That’s why, to encourage you […]

Culture

Donostia Festibala

For some years the cultural agenda in Donostia is in best shape than ever, with a varied offer that extends throughout the year. We have film festivals, very interesting exhibitions in San Telmo… and the Donostia Festibala showing its muscles from the Donostia racetrack. We are talking about a local display of talent that is […]

Gastronomy

Ambigú

The Ambigú Estación is a small bar in Aldamar street, very nice and discreet that for the distracted walker may go unnoticed. Which would be a shame, because this establishment is welcoming unlike many others, and has a reserved offer made with love and care that makes it stand out among the immense gastronomic offer […]

Culture

Porrontxos

According to the dictionary a “farra” is “fun or very cheerful party, especially if it is excessive or libertine”, and in Donosti few parties adjust so well to this definition as the “porrontxos” of the Egia neighbourhood. What does “porrontxos” mean? It makes reference to they being celebrated even if it is the last thing […]

Culture

Bandera de La Concha

Since 1879, the two first weekends in September you can find the “trainera” races in La Concha Bay. This sport is done all over the North of Spain, and these two weeks are the peak of the year, as this competition is the most important one of all. This sport is based in an old […]

Culture

The cannon Rosita

“My name is Rosita Wicke. I bring death and groam. Juan Vastenove made me. This is true. Year 1502”. This is written in gothic letters in the huge bombard that watches over Donosti from the top of Mount Urgull. The oldest cannon conserved in the city, this speaks volumes about the military past of the […]

Famous Local's

Catalina de Erauso

Few characters born in San Sebastián are as extraordinary and interesting as Catalina de Erauso, to whom Juan Pérez de Montalbán gave the nickname by which she was known: “The Lieutenant Nun”. It was said of her “to carry the sword as bravely as life” and was a conqueror, servant, thief, maid, merchant, hitman, confessed […]

Basque Country

Camino de Santiago mount Ulia

One of the best things about living in such a small region (txikia in Basque) like Gipuzkoa, is that villages tend to be nearby. And Donosti benefits from this because of its proximity with Pasajes San Juan (Donibane), a town with a beautiful port installed on the Pasajes estuary, which is protected by the Ulia and […]

Gastronomy

Intza restaurant

Bar Intza –  Esterlines Street –  We have a special affection for this restaurant in the heart of the Old Town, we, the Go Local Kuadrilla, usually go there to eat whenever we can, because inside we feel at home! This is a traditional and well-known restaurant that began its journey on the eve of […]