History and Highlights Walking Tour in San Sebastian, Small Group
Description
Discover the History, Highlights & Hidden Stories of Donostia / San Sebastián. This walking tour is perfect for first-time visitors who want to understand this city, not just tick off landmarks. We’ll explore the historic heart of the city and uncover the events, people, and quirks that shaped it into the city you see today — all brought to life with engaging storytelling, photos, maps, and old postcards. I focus on history that’s clear, interesting, and memorable, rather than long lists of dates or names. After 22 years living here, I love showing visitors the streets, stories, and secrets that make this city unique. Join me to discover the essentials of this wonderful Basque city. I can’t wait to show you around!
Tour Options
Itinerary
We'll start the tour by discovering the origins of the city while overlooking the fabulous bay of La Concha.
Discover the origins of the iconic city hall (outside visit)
We'll move on to the old town via the port, learning about how it was in medieval times. We'll also discover the disaster of 1813, learn about the Basque language and local sports and customs.
Leaving the old town, we'll make our way to see the Kursaal convention centre (outside visit) and discover the secrets of the east of the city.
Discover the secrets of the International Film Festival with an outside visit to the Victoria Eugenia Theatre and the luxurious Maria Cristina Hotel
Experience the stunning first public park in Donostia, and discover its hidden stories.
Experience this amazing park overlooking the bay
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
We loved to do this walk. Highly recommended for discovering the city. The guide did an excellent job using photos. It was fantastic Greetings, Jannik&Patrice fromBelgium
Thank you so much for your kind review Jannik & Patrice! It was a pleasure to meet you and show you around. I loved learning about Belgium too! Thank you again for choosing my tour! Happy travels, Dave
Dave was a super guide. Very knowledgable and lots of information. Answered all our questions and took plenty of time with us.
Thank you so much for your kind review Mary! It was a pleasure to meet you and Jim and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour! Happy travels, Dave
David was an excellent tour guide , relating very interesting stories about the history of San Sebastián. He also had a book of pictures that helped tremendously with the experience. We thoroughly recommend his tour and would suggest you take it at the very beginning of your stay in the beautiful town of San Sebastián.
Thank you so much for your kind review Asif! It was a pleasure to meet you and Brenda and share this lovely place with you (including the rain!). Thank you again for choosing my tour! Happy travels, Dave
Superb walking tour with Dave. What a beautiful and fascinating city, its history genuinely brought to life by our fabulous guide.
Thank you so much for your lovely review Tricia! It was a pleasure to meet you all and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour! Happy travels, Dave
Dave was a great guide. Showed us great sites and shared interesting facts and history. Just the right level of info. Best walking tour. Must do in San Sebastian.
Thank you so much for your kind review Dearne! It was a pleasure to meet you all and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour! Happy travels, Dave
Brilliant tour with Dave. He was so well organised and had pictures to complement his talk. His passion for Donostia comes through and we found the whole tour extremely interesting and useful. We followed up on his recommendations afterwards for Pintxos, Pastel Vasco and Ice Cream. Excelente!
Thank you so much for your kind review Martha! It was a pleasure to meet you both and show you around. I'm really glad you enjoyed the food recommendations! :-) Thank you again for choosing my tour - enjoy the rest of your trip! Happy travels, Dave
This tour is a must to enrich your experience. Dave provides context to everything from the terrain and the architecture to the street art, and the dining scene explaining the history and life of Donostia with clarity and enthusiasm. His magic book of images and maps is very helpful. Highly recommend doing this your first day to help plan the rest. His recommendations on restaurants, pintxo bars, ice cream and the true Pastel Basque are much appreciated.
Thank you so much for your kind review Will! It was great to meet you both and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour - enjoy the rest of your stay here!
Great tour that was very extensive and well paced. He gave us an amazing gelato recommendation and spot to eat; both were spot on best gelato and dining we experienced while in San Sebastián. If you are looking for a tour of the city and suggestions of other things to do this is a must!
Thank you so much for your kind review Michael! It was great to meet you both and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour - enjoy the rest of your trip!
Dave truly gave us a great overview of the city. The history was very cool especially walking through old town. 10/10 experience.
Thank you so much for your kind review Ria! It was lovely to meet you both and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour - enjoy the rest of your trip!
We booked Dave to show us around the city of San Sebastián he was very accomodating with us and our baby. He is a wealth of information on San Sebastián and taught us a lot on the history and where to go around the city Would highly recommend anyone new to the city to go on his tour
Thank you so much for your kind review Fran! It was really lovely to meet you all and show you around. Thank you again for choosing my tour - enjoy the rest of your stay!
