Hire a car at San Sebastian Airport
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San Sebastian Tourist Info
San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián is the capital city of the province of Guipuzcoa, in the Basque Country, Locals call themselves donostiarras, both in Basque and Spanish.
The city lay at the end of the River Urumea, and has been built to a large extent over wetlands of the river during the last couple of centuries.
Shaped by history, San Sebastian start his history as a fishing village; grew as a market town and military fort with the invasion by Napoleon's troops; Donostia has been almost completely destroyed in 1813 by battle against the Anglo-Portuguese. It was chosen by Queen Isabel II and the Royal Family's summer residence and began to flourish as a top class tourist city. In the late 19th century San Sebastian emerged as a city of culture, full of amenities. Its majestic buildings overall along the coast line and their eclectic style, give it a stately character that has adapted well to changing times.
Basque Cuisine
San Sebastian and its surrounding area is home of many restaurants appointed with a stars, like Arzak ,San Sebastian, 3 stars, Berasategi ,Lasarte, 3 stars, Akelarre, Igeldo, 3 stars. Adding to these cooking highlights, the city features tasty tapas called pintxos, which may be found all over the city but principally at the bars of the old town.
San Sebastian Folklore and Fiestas
- The annual local festivity include the unique “Tamborrada” drumming parades held on the feast day of the city's patron saint, St. Sebastian.
- Carnival, Semana Grande and its famous International Firework Competition, Euskal Jaiak - the Basque Fiestas, and St. Thomas' Feast Day.
- San Sebastian International Film Festival: In 1986 the Festival created the Donostia Award, awarded to a great film personality in recognition for their work and career.
San sebastian airport
Within a distance of 100 kilometres San Sebastian there are 3 airports . San Sebastian has an airport 20 minutes from the city centre. It is a minor terminal with national connection overall with Madrid and Barcelona. Not far away are the airports of Bilbao, connected with the major airports in Europe and Biarritz served by French, international and low-cost airlines.
Usually nearly all the visitors will use a hired car to travel to their holiday destination at San Sebastian, so you can make tours to the differents towns near San Sebastian. You can collect your vehicle at San Sebastian airport arrivals hall.
