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Saint Sebastian's Sisters
En 1990, Donostia y Magurame decidieron hermanarse. Esta pequeña localidad japonesa hoy en día es conocida como una ciudad costera con una gran parte de su economía siendo proveniente de la agricultura. El castillo de Marugame, el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo...
Kursaal - More than 25 years of history
Founded on the 23rd of August of 1999, theKursaal Conference Center is today one of the most iconic buildings in all of San Sebastián. Both because of the events that take place there and how interesting they are visually and how much they attract attention...
Zinemaldia 2024 | SSFF72
El Festival de San Sebastián 2024: Un año lleno de estrellas y cine de calidad El Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián, una de las citas cinematográficas más importantes de Europa, celebró en 2024 su 72ª edición. Durante diez días, la ciudad vasca se...
Saint Sebastian: A trip through time
Born on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea, San Sebastián, or Donostia in Basque, it is a city that has known how to combine its rich history with a vibrant present. Its origins date back to the 12th century, when the Navarrese king Sancho the Wise founded a medieval...
Elcano, the first sailor to sail around the world
Four people from Getaria “kidnapped” in 1978 the statue of Juan Sebastián Elcano, located next to the old hermitage on the Paseo Nuevo in San Sebastian, to take it to your town...
Rowing Competitions (Regatas de Traineras)
The tradition of this sport comes from yesteryear, when fishermen had to row until they searched for schools of fish on the high seas. Once they caught the catch, they rushed to get to port first, in order to better sell their catch. It also...
Benito Lertxundi, the bard of Orio
Benito Lertxundi (Orio, January 6, 1942) He was born in 1942, in the coastal town of Orio. Since he was little he was interested in art, he studied at the Zarautz School of Arts and Crafts, where he learned to work with clay and wood carving, winning several awards....
“Donostiarra” Fish Soup – Luis Irizar
INGREDIENTS: 1 onion 1 carrot 1 leek 1 piece of celery 500 g. of fish bones and heads 150 g. of shrimp 200 g. of clams 1 medium-sized monkfish 3 slices of conger eel 150 g. Sopako bread (1/3 of a loaf) 125 g. tomato (2 ripe tomatoes) 2 dl. of oil...
The Monte Igueldo Funicular
The oldest in the Basque Country, it was inaugurated on August 25, 1912 by Queen María Cristina. A Swiss company built it to access the Monte Igueldo amusement park, from where you can see beautiful views of the city. Has...
The booths on rails of Alfonso XIII
It was at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, when the fashion of taking baths on the beaches of San Sebastian began. Royalty, aristocracy and the Spanish upper bourgeoisie made Donostia the fashionable capital. Huts were used on the beach (some...
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