San Sebastian

San Sebastian, or Donostia, in Basque, is a Spanish City in Northern Spain. Popular with Spanish tourists, it has a gorgeous large bay with a beach, La Concha, and is a beautiful and interesting place to visit. The Old Part of the City - Parte Vieja - has a bustling and laid back atmosphere, all at the same time. The narrow streets are crammed with hundreds of bars that offer good wine, or Tinto, at low prices. Many of the bars have a wondrous array of Tapas, or Pinxtos laid out, that you can help yourself to and then pay for what you have eaten - what a great way to eat. Most of the tapas are fish based, if you're vegetarian the potato omelettes are ...  Read the complete review

Donostia, in case you are wondering, is the Basque name for the town of San Sebastian. We came to this amazing place during August 2001. It is probably the most difficult holiday that I have ever booked being (I am ashamed to say) a seasoned package tourist! Getting information about the place on the internet (especially photographs) was not easy and nobody I knew had ever been there! Suffice it to say, it was a bit of a shot in the dark! We decided to book the holiday for the middle of August (no particular reason - it just seemed a good time to go). We took a 'budget' flight from the UK and I managed to find accommodation on the internet after ...  Read the complete review

I visited San Sebastian in September this year, partly on business, and then a few days on my own on holiday. Being a married person, I don't often go on holiday on my own, and so I was slightly anxious about spending four days on my own in a foreign city, where I had only a basic understanding of the language. I needn't have worried though, everyone in San Sebastian (SS from now on) was very friendly. SS is in the North of Spain, on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. It is at the heart of the basque country, something which you can never forget, as the basque flag is very evident, and the whole of the city feels quite different from the rest of ...  Read the complete review

San Sebastian is located in the heart to the Spanish Basque Country and sits in a beautiful bay off the Atlantic. A short drive from Bilboa, which is also worth visiting for the famous Guggenheim Museum. The setting of the city is beautiful and romantic and easy to navigate. I spent 4 weeks there last year in an Intensive Spanish coarse (let me know if you want details!) and return as often as I can. The massive statue of Jesus stands on the top of a hill in the centre of the city is the landmark of San Sebastian. The big thing about this part of Spain is the TAPAS and in the Old City of San Sebastian you will find plenty. There are more bars per ...  Read the complete review