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Historic places in San Sebastián

31 historic buildings, sites and memorials in San Sebastián.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

The Comb of the Wind, San Sebastián
Photo: Alvaro Galve, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Historic places in San Sebastián

  1. SeePublic art

    The Comb of the Wind

    The Comb of the Wind is a collection of three sculptures by Eduardo Chillida arranged as an architectural work by the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui. For both, this is one of their most important and well known works. The Comb of the Wind is located at the western end of La Concha Bay, at the end of Ondarreta beach, in the municipality of San Sebastián, in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain.

  2. SeeCathedral

    Artzain Onaren katedrala

    The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd located in the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Sebastián, a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela. The most remarkable religious building of San Sebastián, it is endowed with a strong verticality and is the largest in Gipuzkoa.

    Wheelchair accessible

  3. SeeHistoric church

    Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus

    The Basilica of Saint Mary of Coro is a baroque Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica completed in 1774. It is located in the "Parte Vieja" (Old Town) of the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.

  4. SeeHistory museum

    Basque Maritime Museum

    El Museo fue inaugurado en 1991 bajo el nombre de Museo Naval, cambia de nombre a Museo Marítimo Vasco en 2017, en la antigua Casa-Torre del Consulado de San Sebastián. Es uno de los pocos edificios civiles que se salvaron de la destrucción en 1813.

    Open now · closes 2 pmLimited wheelchair access

  5. SeeHistoric site

    La Mota Castle

    La Mota Castle is an old fortress strategically located on the hilltop of Mount Urgull (Monte Orgullo), in San Sebastián, Spain. The city itself was built at the foot of Mount Urgull, a hill (mota) at the end of a peninsula. Apart from its location, the castle's primary defences were its thick walls and, over time, its integration with the city's overall fortifications.

  6. SeeHistoric church

    San Vicente eliza

    15 San Juan kalea

    Wheelchair accessible

  7. SeeMonument

    Bakearen usoa

  8. SeeMonument

    Jesusen Bihotz Sakratua

  9. SeeHistoric church

    Aita Karmeldarren eliza

    75 Easo kalea

  10. SeeHistoric site

    Udal Gas Fabrika

    12 Morlans pasealekua

  11. SeeHistoric church

    Zorroagako eliza

    1 Zorroagagaina kalea

  12. SeeHistoric building

    Astiñene

    Built 1600

  13. SeeMonument

    Peine del Viento

    Eduardo Chillida Pasealekua S/N

  14. SeePalace

    Palacio de Aiete

    Aiete Pasealekua, 65

  15. SeeMonument

    Puente de la Zurriola o del Kursaal

  16. SeeHistoric site

    Bateria del Mirador

  17. SeeMemorial

    A las personas represaliadas por la dictadura franquista

  18. SeeHistoric building

    Aieteko Jauregia

    65 Aiete pasealekua

  19. SeeMemorial

    Antonio Okendo Almirantea

  20. SeeMemorial

    Balearroka

  21. SeeMonument

    Columnata de la estación

  22. SeeMemorial

    English Cemetery

  23. SeeRuins

    Fuente de las Bardocas

  24. SeeRuins

    Fuerte de Ametzagaña

  25. SeeMemorial

    Katalina Erausoren bustoa

  26. SeeMonument

    La Piedad

  27. SeeMemorial

    Máquina de Prensa antigua del Diario Vasco

  28. SeeMemorial

    Pedro Arana Aizpurua

  29. SeeMonument

    Reina María Cristina de Austria

  30. SeeMonument

    Reina Mª Cristina

  31. SeeMonument

    Uliako Dorrea

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