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Silken Amara Plaza
Pio XII 7, San Sebastian 20010
This attractive hotel is located at the entrance to the town of San Sebastian, on the Urumea River, around 15 minutes from the Kursaal congress centre. Shopping areas with shops, cafés, bars and restaurants are to be found in the vicinity. The beautiful beach of Playa la Concha is located around 1 km away. Links to the public transport system are only 500 m from the hotel and Hondarribia airport is around 15 km away.
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Villa Soro
Ategorrieta 61, San Sebastian 20013
Occupying a 19th century villa, the hotel is a cultural heritage site in San Sebastián. Surrounded by a pretty garden and a community terrace, the hotel was built in 1898 and renovated in 2004. This city hotel is located in San Sebastián. Links to the public transport are available in the hotel's surrounding area. A variety of bars and restaurants are just a stone's throw away (200 m). Numerous shopping facilities and the beach are roughly 500 m from the hotel. In addition, San Sebastián airport is located 20 km away.
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Hotel Husa Jardines De Albia
San Vicente 6
48001 Bilbao
This hotel, which opened its doors with the Millennium, has the best possible location in the city of Bilbao, near the splendid Guggenheim Museum. There are 138 rooms, convention and function rooms, an executive floor, a cafeteria which opens on to the street, a restaurant, a gymnasium and its own car park.
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Turism | Gastronomy | Monuments
San sebastián -- Turism
The town centre streets of San Sebastián unfold overlooking the La Concha Bay. Monte Igeldo marks one end of it - a wonderful vantage point for enjoying views over the city. At its feet is Torrepea Point, where the “Peine de los Vientos” ('Comb of the Winds'), a sculpture by the famous Basque artist Eduardo Chillida, is installed. Here Ondarreta beach begins, framed by a garden area and by the Pico del Loro. This was the place chosen by Queen Maria Cristina (18th C.) to build the Miramar Palace, her summer residence. A lovely promenade with elegant railings and street lamps runs along La Concha Beach, on whose sands is the Perla del Océano Bathing Area, a former royal bathing hut. Still looking at the sea, you arrive at the old Casino, nowadays the City Hall. In this area, between the sea and the River Urumea, is the old town and the way to Monte Urgull, the marina and the fishermen's district. The summit of Urgull is dominated by La Mota Castle and a representation of the Sacred Heart. One path takes you upwards while another skirts the hill and takes you along the breakwater.
In the oldest part of San Sebastián, the churches of San Vicente and Santa María del Coro await you, the former Gothic and the latter Renaissance-Baroque. An old Dominican convent is nowadays the San Telmo Museum, whose archaeological and ethnographic collections, together with its paintings, are worth a leisurely visit. These busy streets lead you to the porticoed Plaza de la Constitución. Among its many balconies - numbered and painted white, betraying its origin as a bullring - stands the old Neoclassical City Hall, converted into the Municipal Library.
La Alameda del Boulevard leads into the Romantic city, which emerged after the old walls were demolished. One the banks of the Urumea you can make out the Victoria Eugenia Theatre and the María Cristina Hotel, built in Neoplateresque style. Spread through this rationalist street pattern, you can also visit the Plaza de Guipúzcoa, with its gardens, the Provincial Government building, the Koldo Mitxeleria Cultural Centre and the Post and Telegraph Office. Also, San Sebastian Cathedral, el Buen Pastor, built in Neogothic style. Once again on the bank there are aristocratic houses from the beginning of the 20th century, leading to the María Cristina bridge, the most monumental of those crossing the river. Four lamps by the sculptor Mariano Benlliure light the way to the railway station, designed by Eiffel. On this side of the river are the modern districts of Eguía and Gros. On Gros Beach is the modern Kursaal structure, designed by the architect Rafael Moneo.
San Sebastián is a cosmopolitan city with a strong Basque character, which is clear in its cultural events. The 'tamborrada' or 'Semana Grande', with its fishing boat regatta, tells us something of the tradition; while its prestigious film and jazz festivals say a great deal about its international vocationAll these are occasions when it is well worth enjoying the city, although you will need to book accommodation in advance.
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