Know San Sebastián, meet the Basque Country

San Sebastián is one of the most beautiful cities of the Basque country. There live more than 186.000 persons, and is one of the most famous tourist places in Spain. San Sebastián has a wide hotel offer and their category change depending on your budget. The Hotels in San Sebastian offers many different possibilities to its visitors. To reserve a hotel in San Sebastián you can check any webpage on the Internet or other site where you can find a wide offer in rooms or apartments to be able to enjoy your stay in one of the most beautiful cities in the north of Spain.

There are three things that you don’t have to miss in your visit to San Sebastián. The first one are the “pintxos”. This are a tradition of the Basque gastronomy consisting in small single portions of food, accompanied with good wine or a glass of cider. These “pintxos” have come from the borders of the Basque country and now you can find them  in any part of Spain, but in no place as good as in San Sebastián.

The second thing that you have to taste before leaving is the cider. It is extracted from the apple and though it is a tradition in all the north of Spain, is in Asturias and the Basque country where the cider has the best quality. The Basque gastronomy has incorporated the cider into his cuisine, which makes a very special combination.

The third thing is the Txacolí, a typical wine of the Basque country elaborated from green grapes. This special characteristic gives this wine  a special acidity.

Besides the gastronomy, the province of Guipúzcoa has a wide cultural offer. San Sebastián, the capital city, celebrates every year the most important spanish cinema festival where famous cinema stars and directors from around the world come to show their movies and compite to win the Silver Shell.

If you reserve a hotel in San Sebastian, you have to visit the Kursaal, a modern architecture building placed near the famous beach of “La Concha”. This beach received the most important scenes of the Belle Epoque (Years 20) of Spain.

If you sleep in San Sebastián, we recommend to you an incredible sightseeing. It the late afternoon go to in the Bay of la Concha and admire  the impressive work of the sculptor Eduardo Chillida, “El Peine del Viento“.

In addition, if you travel with children, don’t forget to visit the “Aquarium” where your children will have fun discovering the marine fauna in the first museum of natural sciences of Spain opened in 1928.