Find out why San Sebastian is the perfect city for you. We are proud to tell you of a city unparalleled for immersing yourself in Spanish, culture, fun and festivity. Get acquainted with San Sebastian!

Few cities can offer so many alternatives in one single area: marvellous scenery, beaches, mountains, folklore, remarkable customs and traditions, important musical and cinematic events – Jazz Festival, Film Festival, Music Fortnight – as well as countless parties, ‘Semana Grande’, Carnival, ‘Caldereros’ (Tinker’s festival), San Sebastian's Day…as well as it offers you internationally recognized cuisine.

INTERESTING DATA Inhabitants: 178.210 Number of university students: 16.656 1.468.145 tourists in 2000, mainly of Madrid, Barcelona, France, U.K., U.S.A. Water temperature: summer: 19º-22ºC, winter: 9º-10ºC Language: Spanish (Castellano) and Euskera (the basque language)

INTERESTING WEBSITES Tourism: www.sansebastianturismo.com City council: www.donostia.org The region: www.gipuzkoa.net Statistics: www.eustat.es

 GASTRONOMY From the 62 Michelin stars in Spain, 14 can be found in San Sebastian. For more information click here.

CULTURAL OFFER The city has an important cultural patrimony: monuments, exhibition rooms, libraries, museum… Museum de San Telmo; Congress Centre Kursaal; Museum Chillida Leku; Cultural Centre Koldo Michelena

FESTIVALS AND CULTURAL EVENTS The quality and number of cultural events in San Sebastian is really astonishing.