Walkway along the River across from our Hotel Parma

The heart of the City: O Kendall Square?

A French soldier turned gardener designed all the gardens in the City

Tamarisk Trees with their pink frond like blossoms

The Sacre Coeur a top the castle in Mount Urguel

Maria Christina's summer palace designed by a British architect

The Geand Casino one of 7 that existed during the Belle Epoch years.

3 rd church on site first built in the 12th century when city founded

Constitution Square originally included a bull ring

Fire in 1830s devastated the city paving the way for the Queen's plan.

Tourist boats going in and out of the harbour.

In the Aquarium. Beth's feet are getting tired!

Day in San Sebastian

Jun 4–6 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

Modeled after Biarritz during the Belle Epoch era, the lamp posts are 1920s Art Deco. Queen Maria Christina took waters here for her skin and then helped develop it into a tourist, trade, and industrial centre, and it now has a population of 185,000. A modernistic convention centre now hosts the annual film festival that was established in 1953. The castle was built in the 11th century and atop is a statue of Jesus similar to Rio. We climbed Mount Urguel to the top. Once a fishing port, the area below is now a tourist hub where we enjoyed scallops and calamari frito overlooking the harbour. We then took in the aquarium, which was very good. The Basilica de Santa Maria was not open.Read more