Category: San Sebastián
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LA PERLA – INDULGE IN SAN SEBASTIÁN –
Last Sunday morning, my husband and I went to the thalasso therapy center La Perla in San Sebastián We just had to relax and indulge ourselves after a week full with flights, trips and work. La Perla, located in the center of La Concha Beach in San Sebastián, Spain, is renown for its spa, sea water hot baths, and…
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Kafe Botanika – Veggie Restaurant in San Sebastián
A week a go we went to a nice coffee/restaurant in San Sebastián, named Kafe Botanika. It is located in Árbol de Gernika street, in front of Urumea river and close to María Cristina bridge. Botanika is a friendly, alternative and an eclectic space located in a old and renovated art nouveau house with an outdoor…
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Where to take a Coffee in San Sebastián ?
It’s a well known fact that good coffee shops are hard to find in Spain. San Sebastián is no exception. The common coffee served by most of the bars is masked by the use of milk, the so called “café con leche”. Whenever you ask for a “café solo”, you get this cup of dirty…
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PINTXOS #1 – Zona Vieja, San Sebastián
Are you in San Sebastián? Or are you planning to visit this city? Either cases, you wonder which bar and kind of pintxos you should be eating in the old town?! Look no further! I have already talked about my favorite bar here, but today I will share the first post of some possible choices to do the traditional…
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SAN SEBASTIÁN – EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2016
Yeah, that’s right! San Sebastián will be an European Capital of Culture in 2016, together with Wrocław (Poland). Sim, isso mesmo! San Sebastián será Capital Europeia da Cultura em 2016, juntamente com Vratislávia (Polónia). The European Capitals of Culture initiative is designed to highlight the richness and diversity of diferents cultures, to share cultural characteristics, to improve the…
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TSI TAO DONOSTIA – RESTAURANT REVIEW
A few days ago my boyfriend and I went to Tsi Tao, an asian restaurant in Donostia, together with three other friends. Located in the old town, close to the river, it promised to be a good night, although a rainy one. But it did not go as expected. Atmosphere: We made a reservation inbeforehand to make sure…
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SAN SEBASTIÁN – HOW TO GET THERE –
San Sebastián (also called Donostia) is a spanish city located in the north of Spain, in the basque country. It has one of the best spanish beaches and in the summer it is a crowed city. It combines warmth, food, and beauty, and for english people it is a must! If you are thinking on…
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LEISURE TIME – HOTEL LONDRES – SAN SEBASTIÁN
You arrived in San Sebatián and are enjoying the sunny days (or not), eating pintxos, shopping… but then you want to relax in a proper bar. You want a spot to drink a tea, a glass of wine or even a coffee, without any smell of food; you don’t want a pintxos bar neither a boulangerie.…
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S. SEBASTIÁN DAY – "TAMBORRADA"
Today is San Sebastian’s city holiday. It´s a very dear day to all Donostiarras not only because basques have a strong bond with their land, but also because they celebrate it with a traditional ”tamborrada”. It consists of many parades all over the city, where everyone goes to the streets dressed in vestments that resemble…
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TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN SAN SEBASTIÁN
1. SUNBATHING ON LA CONCHA AND ONDARRETA BEACHES If you are with your family and want to avoid confusion, you must go to the Ondarreta beach. The Concha is one of the most famous beaches in Spain, with white sand and warm and calm waters that invite you to take a dip. 2. EAT LIKE…
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Saturday in photos | Fotos de sábado
Atari Gastroteka again with a wonderful company: an italian, an indian, my boyfriend and I. We went to Donostia old town and ate in Atari Gastroteka. We ordered some pintxos. Here you have the photos of some of them with their description. Is anything better than eating and being with those we like? 😉 Este…
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San Sebastián & Gogoko Goxuak Café
Because Donostia is in vogue, I will share with you a tempting spot to relax, take a tea, listen to the rain, read and of course eat something sweet. Near the Concha beach and a few minutes away from the old vilage we can find the Gogoko Goxuak café (the newest one of its family,…
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Donostia & Atari Gastroteka’s Pintxos
Hey there! Last friday we went for a stroll in San sebastián. We did some shopping and then we decided to dine in Atari Gastroteka bar, located in the old town. We opted for some tapas (pintxos). I ate a small plate with bonito, basque peppers, anchovies and olives (not in the picture); a handmade…
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San Sebastián without Pintxos | San Sebastián sem Pintxos
Yesterday was a diferent saturday. I went to the city center to eat cantonese and japonese food. The city center, old village included, is renowned for its pintxos, but we wanted something diferent, something fresh, something that we had never eaten before. So we decided for cantonese food, in this case Dim Sum for starter.…
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Pintxos in San Sebastián – Spain
Last friday I went to the old town of San Sebastián to lunch some Pintxos. There could be many reasons to do so, but this time it was special: it was my boyfriend’s birthday. His day started with me taking proper care of him. I made a breakfast for champions, with all that he deserves…
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