One of the most beautiful areas in Northern Spain’s Basque country, San Sebastian is the place to go if you’re looking to mix sandy beaches with great sights, local culinary delights and lots more. The atmosphere here is laid-back, and even though the city is home to over 183,000 people, it still has a really welcoming small-town feel.
In this podcast, Hostelworld.com’s Rebecca Keenan speaks about pintxos with Gabriella Ranelli from Gabriella’s Kitchen, a cooking school in San Sebastian. Listen to learn more about this local specialty, from the best places to try them out to the top tipples to sip while you eat.
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Download San Sebastian Pocket Guide View all guides »I LOVED San Sebastian and will certinaly be going back! It has been my favourite place I have visited in 2 months of travelling. Perfect if you love the beach, relaxing and going out at night.
Insider Tip:Swim to the island from the beach, it's a relatively quick swim, and the feeling of arriving at the beach is definately worth it!!
You go to San Sebastian for two things, one is the bars and nightlife (and there is plenty as you would expect in Spain) you can eat and drink all night, and then during the day you do the other thing in San Sebastian to do, go to the beach and surf/swim, kayak, sunbathe etc. Lovely setup for a town but be prepared for crowds and a bit of bustle cause it sure is busy on the beaches!
Insider Tip:Head up to San Sebastian or at least part of the way to watch the sunset, truely awesome! Also note that the Alsa ticket office is up the road slighty from the bus stop location it is on Av Sancho El Sablo
Amazing City!! Not too touristy yet and laid back by day and great night life at night. Completely worth going to and would say to stay at least a weekend or 2 to 3 nights. The beaches are great and one of them is a surfing beach.
Insider Tip:Do a pub crawl run by a hostel called "the hostel on the hill"(or some name like that) it only cost 15 euros and the bars they take you to have great drink deals. Didn´t spend much and got a lot of free drinks.
Aweoms place for Partying or chilling out or whatever! somethign for eveyone here. i found this place almost magical! has such an awesome feel to it! Great place to stay if your doing the running of tha bulls and you want to escape the maddness.
This city has some of everything for a shorter or longer vacation. Modern city with good shopping, old town (beautiful!) with lots of pubs and tapas-bars, beaches for swimming and surfing (IN the city), fantastic food, lots of cultural building and places to watch and go and amazing friendly people. Music festival week 29 is a must! Concerts everywhere and free concerts on the beach during night. Fantastic!
The north-eastern Spanish city is among one of Europe's favourite destinations for short breaks and a popular spot with inter-railers going to Spain. It is also home to some of the world's most fascinating architecture thanks to the works of Antoni Gaudi.
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