..or Donostia, as it is called in the local Basque language, is a resort town that seems to have everything: a beautiful old town, three huge sandy beaches, lots of walking trails with fantastic views and food (especially pintxos) to die for.

We spent 3 days at a very busy aire, a short bus ride from the centre. The aire seemed to fill with a British contingent towards the end of our stay, we were pretty sure they were en-route to the Europa League Cup Final in Bilbao that evening.

The last photo above was taken in Constitución Plaza, in the old town, now full of popular cafes and bars. If you look closely there are numbers over every door on the balconies. This is because the plaza used to be the town’s bullring and the balconies housed the boxes for the richer spectators!

We took a historic wooden funicular to the top of Mount Igueldo on the western side of the town. There is a funfair at the top but it’s main attraction is the spectacular view back over the town.

Pintxos Watch

…. including the excellent Basque Cheesecake!

I would certainly be very keen to come back to the town in the future!