San Sebastián

8 attractions

San Sebastián is a stop on 1 slow-travel rail route in this guide. Here is what to see and how to reach each sight on foot from the station.

Attractions in San Sebastián

The white railings of the most photographed bay in Spain.

Michelin-dense old town, one bar and one bite at a time.

A rickety 1912 funicular to a hilltop fairground for the classic bay panorama.

Chillida’s iron combs bolted into the rocks where the promenade meets the waves.

A wooded hill fort topped by a giant Christ, ramparts looking down on both bays.

The surf beach across the river, backed by the glass Kursaal cubes.

Basque history in a Dominican convent with Sert murals in the old church.

The old town’s produce market, txakoli and Idiazabal cheese under street level.