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Things to do in San Sebastián
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Sightlore has 39 places to explore in San Sebastián, and 23 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
San Sebastián's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Gran Kursaal
The Gran Kursaal building in San Sebastián, opened on 29 July 1922, one of the city's great works of the early 20th century.
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Chillida-Leku
A museum near Hernani where sculptor Eduardo Chillida placed a large selection of his work among gardens, woodland and the restored Zabalaga farmhouse.
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Museo Marítimo Vasco - Donostia-San Sebastián
A museum in the port of San Sebastián dedicated to preserving and presenting Basque maritime heritage, opened in 1991.
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Motako Gaztelua-Castillo de la Mota
La Mota Castle (Castillo de la Mota, Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota or Castillo del Santo Christo de la Mota) is an old fortress strategically located on the hilltop of Mount Urgull (Monte Orgullo), in San Sebastián, Spain.
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Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián
An oceanographic and maritime museum in San Sebastián devoted to research, conservation and education about the marine environment.
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Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus
The Basilica of Saint Mary of Coro is a baroque Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica completed in 1774. It is located in the "Parte Vieja" (Old Town) of the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
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San Telmo Museoa
San Telmo Museoa is a museum of the Basque society located in Donostia-San Sebastián, addressing old and contemporary Basque culture, arts and history in a European, global context.
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Victoria Eugenia Theater
The Teatro Victoria Eugenia or Victoria Eugenia Antzokia is a theatre in San Sebastián, Spain. Sitting near the mouth of the Urumea, it is build in Renaissance revival style.
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Plaza de la Constitución
An arcaded square in San Sebastián's old town where the city's major festivals and events are usually held.
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Peine del Viento XV
The Comb of the Wind is a collection of three sculptures by Eduardo Chillida arranged as an architectural work by the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui. For both, this is one of their most important and well known works.
Discovery routes in San Sebastián
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
San Sebastián: old town, Urgull and the Kursaal
From the City Hall to the Plaza de la Constitución, the Church of San Vicente, the San Telmo Museum and the Basilica of Santa María del Coro; then the Basque Maritime Museum, the Aquarium, Mount Urgull, La Mota Castle, the Kursaal, the Victoria Eugenia Theatre and the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.
San Sebastián: from La Concha Bay to Igueldo
From La Concha beach to the Miramar Palace and Ondarreta beach; then the Comb of the Wind, the Monte Igueldo funicular, the Monte Igueldo amusement park and the Monte Igueldo lighthouse.
From Chillida Leku to Getaria and Zumaia
From the Chillida Leku Museum to the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum and the Church of San Salvador in Getaria; then the Church of San Pedro and Itzurun beach in Zumaia.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Plaza de la Constitución
An arcaded square in San Sebastián's old town where the city's major festivals and events are usually held.
Motako Gaztelua-Castillo de la Mota
La Mota Castle (Castillo de la Mota, Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota or Castillo del Santo Christo de la Mota) is an old fortress strategically located on the hilltop of Mount Urgull (Monte Orgullo), in San Sebastián, Spain.
Gran Kursaal
The Gran Kursaal building in San Sebastián, opened on 29 July 1922, one of the city's great works of the early 20th century.
Victoria Eugenia Theater
The Teatro Victoria Eugenia or Victoria Eugenia Antzokia is a theatre in San Sebastián, Spain. Sitting near the mouth of the Urumea, it is build in Renaissance revival style.
Miramar Palace
The Miramar Palace is a late 19th-century palace located on the La Concha Bay of the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.
Funicular de Igueldo
The Igueldo funicular is a funicular railway in the city of San Sebastián, in Spain.
Igeldo lighthouse
A lighthouse on Mount Igueldo in the Igueldo district of San Sebastián.
Palacio de Ayete
A residential palace in the Aiete district of San Sebastián, where an international peace conference was held on 17 October 2011.
Teatro Bellas Artes/Arte Ederrak antzokia
A historic theatre in the Amara district of San Sebastián, designed by architect Ramón Cortázar and built in 1914.
María Cristina Bridge
María Cristina Bridge is a bridge over the Urumea river passing through the Basque city of San Sebastián (Spain).
Portaleta (Donostia)
A former gate of the walled city of San Sebastián linking the port with the town; also known as the Sea Gate.
Antzoki Zaharra
The oldest theatre in San Sebastián, on Calle Mayor in the old town, opened in 1843.
Santa Catalina bridge
A bridge over the Urumea river in San Sebastián.
Isla de Santa Clara Lighthouse
A lighthouse on Santa Clara Island at the entrance to the port of San Sebastián.
Museums
San Telmo Museoa
San Telmo Museoa is a museum of the Basque society located in Donostia-San Sebastián, addressing old and contemporary Basque culture, arts and history in a European, global context.
Museo Marítimo Vasco - Donostia-San Sebastián
A museum in the port of San Sebastián dedicated to preserving and presenting Basque maritime heritage, opened in 1991.
Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián
An oceanographic and maritime museum in San Sebastián devoted to research, conservation and education about the marine environment.
Chillida-Leku
A museum near Hernani where sculptor Eduardo Chillida placed a large selection of his work among gardens, woodland and the restored Zabalaga farmhouse.
Museo Cristóbal Balenciaga
A public museum devoted to fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in his home town of Getaria, opened in June 2011.
Tabakalera
Tabakalera is a former tobacco factory in San Sebastián, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain, which was converted into a contemporary culture centre.
Places of worship
Church of San Bizente Martiria-San Vicente Mártir, Donostia-San Sebastián
A 16th-century Gothic church in San Sebastián's old town, one of the oldest monuments in the city.
Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus
The Basilica of Saint Mary of Coro is a baroque Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica completed in 1774. It is located in the "Parte Vieja" (Old Town) of the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
Good Shepherd Cathedral of San Sebastián
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd located in the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Sebastián, a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela.
Church of San Salvador
The Church of San Salvador is a church located in Getaria, Gipuzkoa.
Church of San Pedro, Zumaia
A church in the town of Zumaia, Gipuzkoa.
Church of San Ignacio de Loyola, San Sebastián
A neo-Gothic Catholic parish church in the Gros district of San Sebastián.
Church of San Sebastián Mártir (El Antiguo)
The parish church of San Sebastián's El Antiguo district, on the Plaza de Alfonso XIII next to Calle Matía.
Monuments
San Sebastián town hall
The seat of San Sebastián's city council, formerly the Gran Casino.
Peine del Viento XV
The Comb of the Wind is a collection of three sculptures by Eduardo Chillida arranged as an architectural work by the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui. For both, this is one of their most important and well known works.
Jesusen Bihotza/Corazón de Jesús (Urgull)
A statue on Mount Urgull in San Sebastián, standing on the remains of the castle and on a chapel that serves as its pedestal.
Nature
Urgull
Urgull is a hill located in the Basque city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. It has a peak elevation of 123 meters and is a defining feature of the city's coastal topography along with Mount Ulia and Igeldo.
La Concha Beach
The Beach of La Concha is a crescent shaped urban seaboard of the city of San Sebastián located at the Bay of La Concha in the Basque Country, in northern Spain. Its name “Concha” is given upon its remarkably regular shape.
Ondarreta Beach
An urban beach on La Concha Bay; the westernmost and shortest of San Sebastián's beaches.
Itzurun
Also called San Telmo beach, it lies between the Marianton and Algorri points in Zumaia and is part of the Basque Coast Geopark.
Cristina Enea parkea
A 94,960 m² historic urban park in San Sebastián laid out as an English garden.
Santa Clara Island
Santa Clara Island is an island located in San Sebastián, Spain, in the middle of the La Concha Bay. It is located between the two most important mountains of the city, Urgull and Igueldo.
Park of Nurseries of Ulia
The Park of Nurseries of Ulia lies at the neighbourhood of Ulía in San Sebastián, extending over 14,500 m2 (3.6 acres) at the start of the Walk of Ulia, in the crossing with Jose Elosegi street.
Zurriola beach
One of San Sebastián's three beaches, about 800 metres long between the mouth of the Urumea and Mount Ulía.
Other
Mount Igueldo Amusement Park
An amusement park on the top of Mount Igueldo in San Sebastián, opened on 25 August 1912 and still operating.
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