Parte Vieja
Pintxos & old streets
FOOD CITY · SPAIN
San Sebastián
A beautiful appetite by the bay.
Why San Sebastián.
San Sebastián combines one of Europe’s finest urban beaches with Basque culinary ambition, elegant streets and green headlands that frame the shell-shaped bay.
STAY2–3 days
BEST TIMEMay–Oct
DAILY BUDGET€110–300/day
GATEWAYEAS · BIO
KNOW THE CITY
Four areas,
four ways in.
Gros
Surf & creative dining
Centro
Belle Époque elegance
Antiguo
Local life & Ondarreta
THE ESSENTIALS
Experiences worth
making time for.
La Concha
Walk the full curve of the bay.
Parte Vieja pintxos
Order one speciality per bar.
Monte Igueldo
See the classic panorama from above.
Gros
Pair Zurriola beach with contemporary food.
San Telmo Museum
Understand Basque society and culture.
Peine del Viento
Meet Chillida’s sculpture at the sea edge.
San Sebastián in
three days.
The bay
Centro → La Concha → Antiguo
Pintxos & culture
San Telmo → Parte Vieja → Monte Urgull
Gros
Market → Zurriola → tasting evening
EAT LIKE YOU ARE HERE
The taste of
San Sebastián.
Treat pintxos as a progressive meal: move between bars, order each house speciality and leave room for grilled fish and Basque cheesecake.
GildaTxangurroGrilled turbotBasque cheesecake
Take home
something local.
Tinned seafood
Txakoli
Basque textiles
Food-market goods
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