# What to see in San Sebastián: 10 must-sees

La Concha, the hills and the Old Town's pintxos: what not to miss in Donostia according to guides and travellers.

- 11 votes · 13 items
- Jul 2, 2026 · viajeroeterno_asturias
- https://even.best/en/l/374/what-to-see-in-san-sebastian-10-must-sees

## Top 10

1. **Monte Igueldo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1912 funicular and amusement park with the most famous view of the bay.
2. **La Concha Beach** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shell-shaped bay with its white railing and Santa Clara island.
3. **Old Town and its pintxo bars** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The old quarter with the city's highest concentration of pintxo bars.
4. **Monte Urgull** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hill with the Mota castle and the Sacred Heart statue over the city.
5. **Basilica of Santa María del Coro** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 18th-century Baroque church in the Old Town, facing the Good Shepherd Cathedral.
6. **Miramar Palace** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Queen Maria Christina's summer palace with gardens above La Concha.
7. **Zurriola Beach** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The surfing beach of the Gros district.
8. **Santa Clara Island** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Island in the middle of the bay, reached by boat in summer.
9. **San Sebastián Aquarium** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Aquarium by the harbour with an underwater tunnel.
10. **Peine del Viento** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Eduardo Chillida's sculptures anchored to the rocks at the end of Ondarreta (1977).
11. **Kursaal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rafael Moneo's congress centre, home of the San Sebastián Film Festival.
12. **San Telmo Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Museum of Basque society in a 16th-century convent. <https://www.santelmomuseoa.eus/>
13. **La Bretxa Market** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Traditional market in the Old Town, open since 1870, with fish and local products.

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