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Excursion tour in San Sebastian. Top architecture - monuments, castles, temples and palaces

San Sebastian 1. San Sebastian is a quite expensive resort however tourists will easily find hotels and restaurants featuring quite reasonable pricing. Sport activities fans may not take their own sport gears and equipment as local beaches offer numerous rental centers offering high quality sport and beach equipment. Rental rates are rather reasonable. A day of rental of equipment will cost about 10Euro.
2. The resort of San Sebastian is interconnected with suburban cities with a developed railway network. Tourists can get to other cities by bus as well. One day tours to the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and Milan are of great popularity among foreign guests of the resort.
3. A heat of the tourist season on the resort falls within a period from the middle of May till the end of September. During this period hotels and inns can insufficiently increase prices for rooms. Sparing tourists and those travelers who do not opt for beach leisure and recreation should better visit the resort in winter or in the off season period.
4. The resort features plenty of upscale gastronomy establishments however it should be noted that most of them offer rather affordable prices. A table in one of the upscale restaurants should be reserved in advance of few days. Tourists should carefully choose their outfits for visiting upscale establishments of the resort.
5. The resort of San Sebastian is considered to be a rather calm and safe town. Tourists can safely explore the central streets of the destination even late at night. However tourists leaving the hotel should have a hotel card by themselves as well as a copy of a document of identification. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
6. A large choice of memorable gifts and souvenirs is offered in various stores and boutiques located in the coastal area. Buzzing beach areas host several rather attractive souvenir shops as well. Some small gift shops are scattered around popular remarkable landmarks and sites of the destination.
7. Tourists planning a rich excursion program should keep in mind long queues at ticket offices being an essential feature of the heat of the tourist season. Tickets for various events can be bought in advance or can be ordered in tourist information offices being a perfect way to avoid inconveniences during San Sebastian vacation.
Guide to San Sebastian sightseeing - things to see and to visit
The former fishing village Donostia-San Sebastian is nowadays a famous resort in the Basque country. During its history this place has been repeatedly subjected to conquest. During the two … Open
8. The youngest guests of the resort are offered sufficient discounts for visiting of almost all cultural and entertainment establishments. Buying a group ticket or joining an excursion group will be much more profitable than alone visiting of cultural and entertainment establishments.
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What to visit being in San Sebastian - unique sights

Mundaka Beach

From the series “Top Beaches for Surfing on Huge Waves”
Check on the map:   Distance from San Sebastian center - 58.8 km.
Mundaka resort has a well-developed infrastructure. Numerous hotels and restaurants are located near the coast. An important feature of the resort is the first-class surf schools. You can rent the equipment you need for sports there. You can also train under the guidance of professional trainers. Mundaka Beach is located in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve today. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List a few years ago. … Read further

Tips for the cities around San Sebastian

Biarritz
2. The majority of banks are open from 9:00 to 16:30. Banks can also be closed for a lunch break during a day. Banks remain the best place to exchange currency. As a rule they offer the most favorable rates and are more beneficial than exchange offices. 3. Large ... Open »
Pamplona
2. Those tourists travelling in large groups can use taxi service rather profitably. In this case a cost of a trip will be about 1Euro for each 1km of a trip. One should also pay about 3Euro for boarding. A taxi should better be called by phone as the taxi cars hunting ... Open »
Santander
2. Local beaches are rather clean and have often been awarded for high ecological index. Bathing in the coastal area is rather safe even for the youngest visitors of the resort. Some parts of the coastal area are specially equipped for family leisure and recreation. 3. ... Open »
Bordeaux
2. Tourists, who plan to make purchases that exceed 330 Euros, are recommended to make a special document called Detaxe. When you are leaving the country, this document will be used to return 13% of the sum of your purchases. 3. The locals are not very good in ... Open »
Zaragoza
2. A major part of buses and trains arrive at and depart from the Delicias station which is located in a 10 minute drive from the city center. The cheapest way of getting to the city center is by bus. Tourists may as well opt for taxi service which will cost about 10 ... Open »
Toulouse
2. It’s better to walk around the historic district of the city on foot, as all important sights are within easy walking distance of each other. Public transport in Toulouse is represented by an extensive network of trams and buses; the city has two underground ... Open »
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