San Sebastian Shared Cultural Walking Tour

Discover the secrets of San Sebastian on a historic walking tour. Explore the city’s iconic buildings and taste delicious pintxos in the Old Town.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Boulevard de Donostia - 10:00am | 4:00pm Meeting, introduction and walk through downtown of San Sebastián: City Hall, Good Shepherd Cathedral, Hotel Maria Cristina, Theater Victoria Eugenia

  • Parte Vieja - 10:50am | 4:50pm Arrival at the Old Town of San Sebastián and walk through the area: Bretxa Market, Fermín Calbetón street, Constitución Square, churches of San Vicente and Santa María

  • Parte Vieja - 11:40am | 5:40pm Round of pintxo and drink in a traditional restaurant in the Old Town (only available for the small group tour option)

What's Included
  • Local pintxo and drink in a traditional bar (if option selected, not offered in the bilingual tour)
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Rain clothes
Additional Information

Embark on a walking tour across the historical region of San Sebastian and uncover its fascinating secrets with our local experts! Experience the city’s iconic beauty and learn about its structures and residents.

Beginning at the junction of the Old and New towns (where the city walls of the 19th century stood), we’ll guide you through the winding lanes of the Old Town, visiting its two chief churches and the famed pintxo streets. As we progress, we’ll explore the city’s growth in the early 1900s, heavily influenced by Spanish Queen Maria Cristina. She played a significant role in the creation of several distinctive San Sebastian buildings, including Hotel de Londres and Maria Cristina (named in her honor), the Cathedral of Buen Pastor (Good Shepherd), the Tabakalera museum, Victoria Eugenia auditorium, among others.

To top it all off, we’ve also included a round of pintxos at a traditional bar located in La Parte Vieja, the Old Town!

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • A minimum of 2 adults (4 adults for the mid-sized group tour option) per booking is required. If the minimum group for carrying out the activity would not be reached, an alternative date or full refund would be offered. If your booking was below this number we will contact you at least 2 days in advance to inform you in case the minimum group size was not covered by this stage. Please feel free to contact us anytime to confirm the total amount of bookings for your tour date.
Location
Alameda del Blvd., 25W
Alameda del Boulevard
Meeting point: Alameda del Boulevard's band stand Address: Alameda del Boulevard 22, 20003 San Sebastian (Gipuzkoa) Picture for your reference: https://lostinlaconcha.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/lost_in_la_concha_reloj_boulevard_quiosco_donostia_san_sebastian_euskadi_pais_vasco.jpg
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Alessandroprosportsb
Aug 5, 2024
Great Time wih a Sympathic Local Guide - Our Guide Eva is a local with a total friendly attitude. She know a lot about the history and she interacts with the people in the strees in a way to give a deep feeling of Donostia day by day life.
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Gemmahj6161aw
Aug 2, 2024
San Seb tour - We took loads of photos! A great way to learn more about San Seb. Our guide, Iker, was v engaging, fun and his love of the area came across strong. Finished off with a pintxos. Thank you x
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Mrs_n
Jul 28, 2024
Great tour! - This was our second visit to San Sebastián but the first time we had been on a guided tour and we learnt so much! Our guide was really informative and explained how the town fitted into Spanish and Basque history. He also gave some recommendations of other things to see and do which have turned out to be excellent. A really good morning!
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Julienv4917ud
Jul 24, 2024
San Sebastian - Victor was a wonderful tour guide. He was entertaining and actively engaged with all the members of our group. We all had a wonderful time getting to know him and this beautiful city!
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Kkoleary
Jul 18, 2024
Great way to start our stay and get footprint of city - Thoroughly engaging and so informative. A lot of history mixed in with a very well paced walk through the city. Perfect way to start our visit to San Sebastián.
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955jacquis
Jul 11, 2024
Fantastic tour and guide - We were a group of 4 so benefited greatly from this as the atmosphere was really friendly. We could ask questions easily and could get up close to the many photos that our guide showed us illustrating the history of San Sebastian and its many interesting stories. Victor was a fantastic guide. He was personable and amusing as well as a fount of local knowledge both past and present. Would highly recommend
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Elaine_h
Jul 6, 2024
Great leisurely tour - From start to finish a delightful and insightful tour. Our tour guide took us around at a leisurely pace providing us with historical and cultural gems along the way. Ended with a glass of wine and pintxo absolutely value for money .
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Chris_c
Jul 3, 2024
Best tour I've ever been on. - Our guide was EXCEPTIONAL. He had historical, linguistic, social, political and architectural knowledge. The best walking tour I've ever been on. And a lovely introduction to the food to finish off the tour. The perfect blend..
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Colin
Jun 30, 2024
Knowledgeable and well informed tour - A good tour to introduce you to San Sebastián and learn about some of the history. Our guide was knowledgeable and clearly knew a lot and was enthusiastic in her approach.
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J3597fdjoannet
Jun 30, 2024
Worth doing - Knowledgeable guide, very informative and we saw parts of San Sebastian we wouldn't have discovered on our own, The one pintxo and small drink came at the end of the walk, we thought we might be stopping frequently to eat so didn't eat breakfast, which was a mistake. The starting point would have been easier to find had the directions stated next to the bandstand.
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