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Monte Igueldo Hotel is just
10-minutes drive from San Sebastian city center:
San Sebastián (Donostia in the Basque language) is the summer
capital of Spain, and here the Belle Epoque lives on. Ideally
situated on a choice spot on the Bay of Biscay, it's surrounded
by green mountains. From June to September, the population
swells as hundreds of Spanish bureaucrats escape the heat and
head for this tasteful resort--it has few of the tawdry
trappings associated with major beachfront cities. San Sebastián
is an ideal base for trips to some of the Basque country's most
fascinating towns.
San Sebastián contains an old quarter, La Parte Vieja, with
narrow streets, hidden plazas, and medieval houses, but it is
primarily a modern city of elegant shops, wide boulevards,
sidewalk cafes, and restaurants.
La Concha is the city's most famous beach--especially in July
and August, when it seems as though half the population of Spain
and France spends its days under striped canopies or dashing
into the refreshingly cool waters of the bay. The shell-shaped
La Concha is half-encircled by a promenade, where crowds mill
during the evening. The adjoining beach is the Playa de
Ondarreta. The climate here is decidedly more Atlantic than
Mediterranean.
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