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San Sebastian - Donostia called San Sebastián in the Basque and Spanish - is a seaside resort located on the Atlantic coast in the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain.
Donostia-San Sebastian is Spain's summer capital. Here is where the tourists are enchanted by the atmosphere of Belle Epoque. San Sebastian is synonymous with relaxation, where else if not on a sunny beach, the most famous being La Concha and Playa de Ondarreta.
Queen Isabella II of San Sebastian on the map marked as a resort in the summer of 1845, when he chose to spend this summer, while becoming the summer residence of the royal court. In 1912, Queen Maria Cristina inaugurated the Grand Hotel where he was named, thus entering the resort of San Sebastian tourist circuit of mundane world.
San Sebastian is situated between the mouth of the river and bay to Uruma Concha crescent-shaped, is divided into Old Town (Part Vieja) and several districts that have emerged as the city has expanded.
Vieja Party is the historical center of San Sebastian, with narrow streets, hidden squares and medieval buildings, which until 1836 was surrounded by walls. This area is ompartita in two parishes - one belonging to the church of San Vicente and the other church of Santa Maria. The modern city of San Sebastian is a cosmopolitan style, with elegant shops, wide boulevards, sidewalk cafes and restaurants.
The coast is the main attraction of the resort, and in July and August you get the impression that half the population of France and Spain moved to the famous beaches of San Sebastian.
The climate here is influenced more by the Atlantic and the Mediterranean less, which means that water is soft.
Evening entertainment is mainly in San Sebastian tasting tapas - a sort of appetizer consisting of various ingredients listed by a toothpick.
Bullfighting, art and film festivals, sporting events and cultural activities are the reasons why tourists who love the city of San Sebastian and because it keeps alive.
San Sebastian | San Sebastian - Donostia called San Sebastián in the Basque and Spanish - is a seaside resort located on the Atlantic coast in the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain.
Donostia-San Sebastian is Spain's summer capital
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