While Bilbao wasn't our favorite, San Sebastián enchanted all of us. San Sebastián like Bilbao is located in the region of País Vasco one of the 4 regions called the Basque Country. In this area of Spain they speak a language called Euskara or vascuense or Basque to the rest of us. All of the road signs, street signs, menus, and/or buildings were in Euskara first, castellano second. So the title of this post reflects that, Donostia is the Basque name for San Sebastián.
This was the place I was most excited to see and it definitely didn't disappoint! The drive from Bilbao was about 2 hours. It began to rain on the way into the city where we picked up our local guide Eduardo. But as we departed the bus to begin our walking tour, the rain stopped. It was still overcast and super windy. Later the skies were bright blue with lots of sunshine.
San Sebastián is a beach town with the most famous beach being La Concha, the shell, because of how it is shaped. After our walking tour the kids were given 5.5 hours to sight see, eat, shop or visit the beach.
Here are a few pictures from the day, enjoy!
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