Blog: Donostia, by locals

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!

San Sebastian Tourism Blog

Donostia / San Sebastián during the Belle Époque, two centuries of tourism

Culture

Do you know what Donostia/San Sebastián was like in the Belle Époque? Continue reading...

Donostia has some incredible sunsets!

Donosti Feeling

We’ll show you some of the best so that you can make the most of them

Are you coming at Easter?

Donosti Feeling

Here are a few ideas to make your visit to San Sebastián a perfect one.

Are you coming at May Bank Holiday?

Donosti Feeling

Plans for St Valentine’s Day in San Sebastian

Donosti Feeling

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.

Discover the world of cider!

Food and drink

Did you know that until the 20th century the most common drink in Donostia was cider, and that there were once 100 cider bars in the Old Town alone? You will find the best tips for enjoying a sagardotegi!

What can we do if it rains?

Donosti Feeling

Different things to do in San Sebastián when it's raining

Christmas in San Sebastián: where to eat on this special dates?

Food and drink

On Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year.... many of you want to have a special lunch or dinner in a restaurant.

Let the Christmas spirit seduce you in Donostia / San Sebastián

Donosti Feeling

Now the lights are shining all over the city, we can dive straight into the spirit of this season, in full enjoyment of the plans Donostia / San Sebastián continues to offer us.

Día de Santo Tomás

Saint Thomas's Day

Basque

The famous celebrations for Saint Thomas's Day take place every December 21st.

Are you coming to run the Marathon?

Sport city

Every year thousands of runners from around the world come to Donostia to take part in these race and to enjoy a couple of days in our beautiful city! Here are a few ideas to make your visit to San Sebastián a perfect one.

Bring a scary end to October in Donostia

Culture

From 27 October to 3 November at the Teatro Principal, come and celebrate this 34th edition of Horror and Fantasy Film Week!

“Ideal climate: Summer posters” exhibition

Culture

Let yourself be surprised by this exhibition that brings together promotional posters of our city from the end of the 19th century to the 1960s. Some 80 years that have been shaping the image of San Sebastian abroad.exhibition will be open at the San Telmo Museum from 1 July to 15 October.

Euskal Jaiak - Basque Festivals

Basque

The beginning of September - from August 28 to September 8 - will see the celebration of the Euskal Jaiak or Fiestas Vascas (“Basque Festivals”) in Donostia. These local festivities bring together the best of culture, sports, culinary arts, folklore and Basque traditions.

Musika Parkean is back!

Culture

Postponed. New dates August 31 and september 1. Please, step on the grass!

Donostiako Estropadak - Bandera de la Concha

Basque

1 and 8 September: two unmissable days of racing in La Concha!

Donostia, capital of electronic music from 21 to 26 August

Culture

If you like electronic music and you're going to be in Donosti from 21 to 26 August, you'd be well advised to read this.

Are you coming at 59 Jazzaldia?

Culture

The Jazz Festival takes more than a half a century bringing the best jazz to our city. It has become both for national and for international people an event you can not miss.

 

If you are one of those fans that have come to celebrate this event to San Sebastian...Here are a few ideas to make your visit a perfect one!

 

From July 23rd to 28th

Glad is the Day open air festival

Culture

Glad is the Day is back and packed with more energy than ever before.

 

August 4 in the park of Cristina Enea.

Aste Nagusia: Great Week

Culture

From 10 to 17 August. Don't miss one of the most festive weeks in San Sebastian!

Mapping 1813-2013

August 31st

Culture

The day San Sebastian was burnt to the ground

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