San Sebastián San Sebastian, Spain

Overview of San Sebastián

San Sebastián is a city in the Basque Country in northern Spain, and it is also known as Donostia–San Sebastián. Humans have lived in the area for thousands of years, but settlements were founded by the Romans in the first centuries AD in the area that today forms the old town. However, San Sebastián did not formally became a city before 1181. It developed but burned down almost completely in 1489 and was then rebuilt with stone houses. France occupied San Sebastián from 1719-1721 and again in 1813. In 1863, the city walls were demolished, making way for many new districts and thereby a larger city.

Today, the old town lies to the north of the city in the streets around the Plaza de la Constitución, where you can see the city’s former town hall to the west. The other buildings are identical, and the individual windows are numbered, as the numbers indicated seating for previous bullfights in the square. In this part of the city, you can also see the beautiful baroque church, Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Coro, which was completed in 1774. Close to this is the church Iglesia de San Vicente Mártir from 1507, which is the oldest building in the city, and the museum San Telma Museoa, which is set up in a former Dominican monastery. At the museum you can learn more about Basque culture and history.

To the south of the old town is the newer part of San Sebastián, which was built after 1863, when the city was expanded. The first building along the bay is the former casino from 1887, which is today the town hall. In this part of the city, you also find the Teatro Victoria Eugenia, which was inaugurated in 1912 and was the stage of the city’s famous film festival until 1999. You should as well take a walk past the beautiful square, Plaza de Gipuzkoa, which is a small oasis with its green space. A little to the south, the Puente de María Cristina bridge crosses the Urumea River with its four monumental obelisks as decoration. In this area you will also find San Sebastián’s large neo-Gothic cathedral, inaugurated in 1897.

About the San Sebastián travel guide

Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
Published: Released soon
Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English

About the travel guide

The San Sebastián travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the Spanish city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.

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Read more about San Sebastián and the Spain

Spain Travel Guide: https://vamados.com/spain
City tourism: https://visitsanse-bastian.es
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