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
Basque words in other languages
Has Basque influenced any major foreign languages? Keep reading...
- 2024 Apr 15
Donostia Dog – Friendly
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.
- 2024 Apr 15
Donostia / San Sebastián during the Belle Époque, two centuries of tourism
Do you know what Donostia/San Sebastián was like in the Belle Époque? Continue reading...
- 2024 Apr 10
Donostia has some incredible sunsets!
We’ll show you some of the best so that you can make the most of them
- 2024 Mar 31
- Donostik-tak
Caldereros
The calderero krewes, who commemorate the arrival of travelling people to the city and announce the Carnival
- 2024 Jan 03
Inudeak eta Artzainak
The Sunday after the Caldereros celebration (the first Sunday in February or the one following Candlemas) sees the Inudeak eta Artzainak parade, a wink to the courting that went on between nursemaids and shepherds when the latter came down into the city. This is yet another event in the local run-up to Carnival.
- 2024 Jan 03
Plans for St Valentine’s Day in San Sebastian
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.
- 2023 Dec 31
For theatre and dance enthusiasts (dFERIA)
From 16 to 20 March dFERIA, the festival of performing arts! Are you going to miss it? Read more...
- 2023 Dec 31
Saint Thomas's Day
The famous celebrations for Saint Thomas's Day take place every December 21st.
- 2023 Oct 14
“Ideal climate: Summer posters” exhibition
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.
- 2023 Aug 27
Euskal Jaiak - Basque Festivals
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.
- 2023 Aug 25
Donostiako Estropadak - Bandera de la Concha
1 and 8 September: two unmissable days of racing in La Concha!
- 2023 Aug 22
Donostia, capital of electronic music from 21 to 26 August
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.
- 2023 Aug 17
- Jokin Telleria
After the txotx it is time for the...Sagardo Egunak (cider days)
2nd of September - Donostia
- 2023 May 10
- Donostik-tak
Discover San Sebastian bite by bite: A pintxo in every neighborhood
There’s no better way to explore our beautiful city than with the palate; savoring and tasting something new around every corner along with everything that the city’s streets and neighborhoods have to offer.
- 2023 May 07
