Magazine
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.
The Gipuzkoan coast was for centuries home to hundreds, thousands of corsairs. These pirates were the terror of sailors that had the misfortune to become their prey. Today we propose you a plan inspired in these sea dogs, but don’t worry, we haven’t thought of making you travel by boat to make you fight with […]
Did you know that the oldest university, and for a long time the only university, in the Basque Country is in Gipuzkoa? That’s right, The University of Oñate was founded in the year 1540 as the University of Oñate thanks to a papal bull by Paul III and worked until 1901. Back in the day […]
Built in the middle of the 20th century between precipices and cavities, the Arantzazu Sanctuary hangs at 750 metres over an emerald green valley and stands out because of its big dimensions and because of the talent that gathered during its construction. We are talking about one of the most magical and unique places in […]
Of all the bridges that connect the two borders of the Urumea river, my favourite is that of María Cristina, which for me stands out above that of Zurriola with its famous Art Deco streetlamps or the most sturdy Santa Catalina (which became famous not so long ago for a disastrous restoration of its polychromy). […]
We’ve said this plenty of times, and we will never get tired of repeating it, we have a lot of rain in San Sebastian. It rains often. It rains a lot. Donostia is the city in spain with more rain days per year. And that requires a certain discipline when choosing your clothes to avoid […]
Few things are more ingrained in Gipuzkoa than the culture around cider. Many aspects of the traditional lifestyle have something to do with cider. For example, the basque whale hunters and tradesmen from back in the day survived scurvy thanks to it, as, although they were not aware of it, the drink gave them the […]
Juanita Larando, a 17th century widow innkeeper that had a little bit of money. Her inn was extremely popular among the feared San Sebastian privateers, which hunted French and English ships. It may surprise you, but for many centuries the Basque coast was corsair territory. From our harbours countless sailors left who, provided with letters […]
Although Gipuzkoa’s shore is famous, both for its beauty and culture or its gastronomy, as the cantabric sea is grateful. But we should not forget that a big amount of our lands are valleys and mountains, always green and with villages filled with character. Today we will talk about one of the most renowned ones, […]
Cheese. This word moves mountains in the Basque Country. This land is very lucky, as we have a good variety of this delicious food, being able to satisfy the most exquisite taste. From the most known one to the one that the most humble farmer made with all his love and dedication, everyone can find […]
During our tours we normally see from a distance the neo gothic tower of The Good Shepherd’s cathedral, and many times people ask us if it is worth visiting that area in town. And the answer is, of course! It is the central district of San Sebastian, an area filled with french-inspired buildings, shops and, […]
Winter is here and with it the bad weather. We the donostiarras are used to live with it, it’s part or our day to day, however, we understand that people passing through don’t necessarily share our resistance. Here you have a series of micro plans for all the irreductible travellers to whom few drops of […]
Every year, from the beginning of the fall onwards, San Sebastian appears in the news due to the incredible sights of colossal waves crashing against the wave breakers and walls of the city. If you are in San Sebastian during the time of the year that has strong waves, we want you to see that […]