Donostia, one city: three ways of experiencing art
Coming to Donostia? Don’t miss out on these ideas. Because here, art isn’t just something you look at ... it’s something you feel.
- 2025 Jul 01
We want to use our tourism blog to give a voice to everyone who has experienced Donostia, so that you can all share experiences from a personal perspective, showing us authentic, undiscovered and alternative places. Above all, we want you to immerse yourself in the city and enjoy San Sebastian to the maximum!
Coming to Donostia? Don’t miss out on these ideas. Because here, art isn’t just something you look at ... it’s something you feel.
Strolling around San Sebastián means travelling back in time. Its streets are brimming with historic retail outlets, shops that have successfully evolved with no loss of their essence. We want you to have fun on a tour of some of the city's most emblematic outlets, a trip crammed with history and charm.
Four locals from San Sebastian tell us about their neighbourhoods and why you simply have to visit them.
A small yet charming urban island. Discover all its secrets!
Have you ever seen a beach appear and disappear in front of your eyes in the same day? ...
Just like in those children’s stories about lands where kings and queens live alongside peasants, Donostia arose and grew until it became the city we know today, rich and varied in the broadest sense of the words.
In Donostia, we work for a sustainable-city model... so we want to encourage you to drink water from the tap and from our fountains! If you think about it, drinking tap water is the most affordable, practical and ecological alternative. But what's more, Donostia's tap water isn't only potable. It's also high-quality, one of the best three...
With the arrival of spring, the mountains, parks and gardens of Donostia are colored with all kinds of flowers, further highlighting the beauty and charm of the city, and its markets are filled with the vegetables of the season: tear peas , asparagus, beans…. A magical time to enjoy endless plans in San Sebastián, do you fancy?
Different things to do in San Sebastián when it's raining
A spa with views across the bay… Can you imagine a better plan?
With the autumn upon us, the markets in San Sebastian are full of different varieties of mushrooms, its woodlands, parks and gardens take on the ochre-shaded colour of their leaves, further highlighting the city’s beauty and charm. A perfect time of year to enjoy countless activities in San Sebastian. Sound good to you?
the love we have for our four-legged friends is plain to see on the city's streets, beaches and mountains. So, if you are thinking about coming to visit us with a canine friend, rest assured that you’ll be given a warm welcome by the dog lovers in San Sebastian.
We’ll show you some of the best so that you can make the most of them
Long live love! We are fully aware that Donostia / San Sebastián is a city that you can fall in love with all year round. Even the least romantic people fall at its feet. However, we think that coming to visit us this year on the 14 of February, the day when love reigns supreme, can be even more captivating.
Here are a few ideas to make your visit to San Sebastián a perfect one.
On Friday 29 November at 18:30, San Sebastian will light up for Christmas.