Tourist attractions Zarautz

The summit is occupied by an amusement park and hotel-restaurant. Here you will discover a splendid panorama over the sea, the Isle of Santa Clara, San Sebastián in its circlle of mountains. In the evening, the illuminated town is a fine spectacle.

San Sebastián owes its nickname, "pearl of the Cantábrica", to its scallop-shaped bay , La Concha. Partially closed by the islet of Santa Clara, it stretches from Monte Urgull to Monte Igueldo. Two vast sand beaches follow the curve of the..

The road from Zarautz to Zumaia rises to a picturesque corniche section overlooking the sea. Getaria rock, also known as "El ratón" (the mouse) or San Antón island, soon comes into sight.

Beyond Playa de la Concha (and after the park), the sand continues to the foot of Mt Igueldo. In terms of sunshine and sand, this noble beach abutting the Ondarreta district is by no means inferior to its neighbour (indeed only a rocky outcrop sepa..

Laid out on a hill at the heart of the residential quarter, this lovely park is undoubedly San Sebastian’s finest. The creation of Franco-Spanish gardener Pierre Ducasse (1836-1892), it surrounds the neo-Classical palace (1878) of the dukes of Bailén..

Starting from the town hall and continuing to Miramar Park, this promenade has a world-renowned view over the bay of San Sebastian, “La Concha” (so called on account of its shell-like shape).

This hill is occupied by a municipal park and crowned by the Fort of Santa Cruz de la Mota . At the top, a fine panorama over the Concha and the monuments of the old town below.

The Old Town of Tolosa is bordered to the south by the Triangulo Plaza , to the east by the River Oria and to the west by the Calle Pablo Gorosabel (a filled-in watercourse). Its streets and squares are lined by old Baroque façades (15C to 17C). The ..

At the mouth of the River Urumea, beyond Kursaal and running the length of the Gros district, this is a surfers’ beach. Less busy than those in the bay ( Playa de la Concha and Playa de Ondarreta ), it has a more convivial, “intimate” ambience, and..

At the heart of the Old Town of Tolosa , a little glazed market sits in the centre of this square surrounded by arcaded houses. A flower market takes place here every Saturday.

After several twists and turns along which there are some views over the town and its surroundings, you reach the summit: here, straight ahead through a fine park, is the restaurant on Mount Ulía.

This museum is the realisation of the dream of Eduardo Chillida (San Sebastián 1924-2002), one of the masters of contemporary sculpture: an open-air exhibition space showing his sculptures, for visitors to contemplate as they stroll around the park..

This small fishing port stands at the mouth of the Deba river. Beneath the porch of the fortified façade of the church of Santa María la Real , note the fine Gothic doorway decorated with extremely lifelike statues. The cloister galleries are embe..

Ignace de Loyola (1491-1556), the "Soldier of God", was creator of the Company of Jesus in 1540. Near Azpeitia, by the old manor of the family of Saint Ignacio, the Jesuits built a sanctuary at the end of the 17C that became an important pl..

This splendid example of Baroque architecture was designed according to plans by Carlos Montana and modified by Martin de Zaldua. It was officially inaugurated in 1738. Note the Churrigueresque high altar , designed by Ignacio de Ibero. The richness..

On the first level, you can see the loopholes in the 15C tower, remains of the house where the saint once lived, containing the room where he was born, the one where he convalesced and was converted.

The Sea Palace houses a museum of oceanography and one of the largest aquariums in Europe. Here, you can see the Oceanorium , a basin crossed by a large 360 m tunnel that plunges you into the mysteries of the ocean.

Housed in a simple 18C building originally housing the produce exchange. You can see the traditional materials and tools for shipbuilding, models and navigational instruments. The museum shows the visitor how important the sea is in the history of th..

Note the opulent late 18C portal. The simplicity of the interior architecture makes the number of baroque altars even more striking.

Surrounded by buildings with high arcades, this was used as the arena for the first races in San Sebastián. The numbers on the balconies prove that they were once used as boxes.