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Local tour guides at Go Local San Sebastian
Go Local San Sebastian was created with the aim of offering visitors the chance to feel like a local and live unforgettable experiences in our city.
Dare to go off the ‘official circuit’ with one of our themed tours by electric bike or on foot, through which you can discover places that you can only discover in the company of a local guide.
The different neighbourhoods with their peculiarities, our favourite pintxos beyond the Old Town, the villages and natural spaces that surround us… Our guided tours are designed for everyone, always with the aim that you have fun getting to know the city, and that you live it, enjoy it and make the most of it, just as we locals do every day.
Iñigo Ansa
Full name: Iñigo Ansa Rodríguez
How long have you been in Go Local: Longest stable relationship (2014 foundation).
Level of donostiarrismo: Pro ñoñostiarra.
Favourite Basque word: Maitia (sweetheart)
What they say about me...
“We loved it, lots of information, lots of history, Iñigo was very friendly and pleasant. Best of all, you could really tell that the guide loved his city, that passion is transmitted and we now see San Sebastian with different eyes.”
Alain Larraya
Full name: Alain Larraya Las Heras
How long have you been in Go Local: Since 2014.
Level of donostiarrismo: Not much, as I’m actually from Oiartzun.
Favourite Basque word: Txorimalo (scarecrow)
What they say about me...
“Getting to know Donosti is already something wonderful, but when it is explained to you with such detail and affection as Alain, our guide, did, you can’t help but fall in love with the city. Thank you for your professionalism and your Basque lessons”.
Hegoi Iparraguirre
Full name: Hegoi Iparraguirre Tapia
How long have you been in Go Local: Since we opened the office in Sarriegi square, in 2016!
Level of donostiarrismo: Not much, in the end I’m from the “nicest” town in Gipuzkoa, Lasarte. Although I have been fascinated by Donosti since childhood.
Favourite Basque word: Muxutruk, I love that “for free” is said “in exchange for a kiss”.
What they say about me...
“Hegoi was the tour guide and he was very knowledgeable, and very aware of all participants.”
Alba Irazabalbeitia
Full name: Alba Irazabalbeitia Benito
How long have you been in Go Local: Since 2017, it doesn’t seem like it’s been that long though!
Level of donostiarrismo: My family has lived here for at least 8 generations, and counting!
Favourite Basque word: I like many of them, especially the onomatopoeic ones like xirimiri (light rain), zurrumurru (rumour), maramara (softly), borbor (boiling), pilpil (sound of boiling), barrabarra (copiously)…
What they say about me...
“We did a walking tour with Alba and we’re so pleased. She is friendly, interesting, and helpful – in short, an excellent guide.”
Pelayo Lasa
Full name: Completely full? Pelayo Francisco Andrés Lasa Hulin. Better just Pelayo…
How long have you been in Go Local: Since 2018, almost nothing.
Level of donostiarrismo: According to my friends, 95%. All my father’s family have been from here for generations, but I was born abroad.
Favourite Basque word: Bihotza, which means ‘heart’, but translates as ‘two sounds’ or ‘two voices’.
What they say about me...
“My husband and I totally enjoyed our tour of the Old City with Pelayo. His English is excellent, and he has an engaging manner, with a deep historical knowledge of San Sebastian and Spain. In 2 1/2 hours, while guiding us through highlights of the Old City, he told us about the local food, restaurants and farmers, and the history and culture of the Basque region and San Sebastian. He offered suggestions of other things to do and see in the area, and answered our myriad questions. We always try to take walking tours in every city we visit, and have taken them in many cities around the world. This was one of the best, and we highly recommend it.”
Nerea Guiral
Full name: Nerea Guiral Diez
How long have you been in Go Local: I’m the newest, I started in 2023.
Level of donostiarrismo: I’ve hung around Donosti for as long as I can remember, but I’m from a village next door: Urnieta.
Favourite Basque word: Ortzimuga (horizon).
What they say about me...
Nerea fue una excelente guía turística y nos enseñó mucho sobre la cultura y la historia de San Sebastián y la cultura vasca. ¡Recomiendo mucho este recorrido!
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Local Guides
All our guides are local, trained in Tourism, History or Art History and are dedicated exclusively to giving guided tours in Go Local.
Small Groups
We organise guided tours with small groups in order to better show you our city and its surroundings.
Local Company
We take pride to be a local company offering tours since 2014.
Responsible tourism
We work to generate a positive impact for visitors, local people, the city and its surroundings, minimising the social and environmental print.