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Worldwide travel Te Travel Guide 35
Donostia San Sebastián: the select city W
hen you arrive, you disem- bark in beautiful San Sebastián, with its belle
époque architecture, a legacy of its aristocratic past. Gradually, you’ll become immersed in Donostia, a unique city with a fishing port, once the home of pirates. Te city is home to one of
the
highest concentration of Michelin stars in the world, as well as film and music stars, who come to the interna- tional festivals hosted here every year. If you want to discover the essence
of Donostia San Sebastián Premium, we’ll let you in on the secret.
The seductive city San Sebastián is clearly, iconically and undeniably beautiful. Donostia San Sebastián is blue surrounded by green. It’s famous for its perfect shell- shaped bay that caresses three exten- sive beaches, crowned in the centre by an island with the only south-facing beach in the Basque Country. Every year, San Sebastián hosts an
international film festival, welcomes the best jazz artists in summer and boasts art and culture throughout its streets and museums. Tere are many ways to visit the city
— one of most photographed in the world — but if you want to discover
the essence of a San Sebastián that lures you to receive small pleasures with great intensity, here’s the secret.
The savoury city Some cities can be seen and others, such as San Sebastián, can be savoured. You taste them little by little to appreciate their subtleties, so that the textures, colours, aromas and sensations remain in your mouth and memories forever. Whether it’s in the tapas bars, in cider houses or in the Michelin-starred restaurants, this city offers thousands of gastronomic delights every single day. Donostia San Sebastián has selected some of the best where emotion is served.
The inspiring city San Sebastián is
also a spectac-
ular open-air museum, where you can see sculptures such as Empty Construction by Jorge Oteiza, or the Hondalea
installation by Cristina
Iglesias, located in the lighthouse on Santa Clara Island, where water flows
through, reminiscent of sea
currents. Chillida Leku, meanwhile, is a museum that covers the life and several of the most significant works
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of the San Sebastián sculptor Eduardo Chillida. And nearby, in Getaria, the Balenciaga Museum is dedicated to the great fashion designer who was born in this town. San Sebastián is lush and cultivated — a land nurtured by influences from all over the world. But it’s one that very much has its own identity and also the oldest language in Europe, Basque.
The homely city It may be because it’s a small city. Or maybe it’s the Basque character — reserved, but dependable and generous. But San Sebastián likes to share what it has and is with people who sincerely wish to get to know it. So come here for authentic places that only those who live here really know. Make yourself at home. Feel like you are from San Sebastián and enjoy yourself as if you were a local.
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