IN BASQUE COUNTRY – BEST THINGS TO DO IN SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN

The Urge to Wander
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Published : Sep, 2021
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11 Michelin stars | Catedral del Buen Pastor | Nueva Cocina Vasca (new Basque cuisine) | Hondarribia | Mercado de la Bretxa | Pasai San Juan (Donibane) | Calle de 31 de Agosto in Parte Vieja | Playa La Concha | Eduard Chillida’s sculpture -Comb of the Winds | Monte Igueldo | Área Romántica
Five buzzing bars and a considerable amount of Txakoli and wine (and a spectacular baked cheesecake) later, we don’t need more proof that what San Sebastian (or Donostia in Euskara, the Basque language) lacks in monumental sights it makes up for with its extraordinary cuisine.
The city boasts 11 Michelin stars including three of the eleven three-starred culinary temples in Spain! That’s hardly surprising, since it was in the Gipuzkoa region, of which San Sebastian is the provincial capital, that eleven Basque chefs pioneered the Nueva Cocina Vasca (new Basque cuisine) in the eighties based on ‘creativity and experimentation’...
The city boasts 11 Michelin stars including three of the eleven three-starred culinary temples in Spain! That’s hardly surprising, since it was in the Gipuzkoa region, of which San Sebastian is the provincial capital, that eleven Basque chefs pioneered the Nueva Cocina Vasca (new Basque cuisine) in the eighties based on ‘creativity and experimentation’...