Basque Country Tourist Guide

THE BASQUE COUNTRY

SAN SEBASTIAN

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atherine Deneuve, Glenn Close, Woody Allen… and many more have experienced it in person.

the Fantasy Film Festival . The Surf Film Festival , evolving into a multidisciplinary event, is also an outstanding experience. Arteleku is a centre open to creativity in all its artistic forms. And if you are a science and space enthusiast, Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (the Science Museum) invites you to take part in novel experiences, with new technological proposals every week.

Relive the adventure of whaling, discover its connection with cider and savour the cuisine associated with the ritual of the “txots” (first pouring of the new season's cider), visiting the Sagardoetxea Museo de la Sidra Vasca (cider museum), taking a guided boat trip across the bay of La Concha en San Sebastian and visiting the Aquarium with its spectacular ocean tunnel. A feast for the senses.

Beyond the cinematographic festival as such, San Sebastian itself is a huge film set. Directors, actresses and actors, scholars and critics over the last sixty years have fostered an incredible love of the cinema that permeates the whole life and activity of the city. The Tourist Office also organizes a guided tour to learn about San Sebastian through the magic of the silver screen. It is worthwhile allowing yourself to be guided through the Boulevard , the beach of La Concha and the Área Romántica … You will see that the urban air is awash with the seventh art: discover the Hotel María Cristina, the Teatro Victoria Eugenia and the Palacio Kursaal . It's all just one big film set!

www.viajesporeuskadi.es

San Sebastian, European Capital of Culture 2016, has the necessary tools for a new concept of cultural policy. Its neighbourhoods have schools, workshops and cultural centres that foster the creative exchange of ideas and social transformation. A succession of celebrations, conventions, events and festivals exclusively related to the European Capital of Culture 2016 will take place during the coming years.

www.sansebastianfestival.com

In the European Capital of Culture 2016 the cultural encounters and events follow one another in quick succession. The International Jazz Festival is a classic and another outstanding occasion is the Quincena Musical (Musical Fortnight). The cinema has other expressions in the Mountain and Diving film contests and

www.sansebastian2016.eu

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