Semana Grande – Great Week San Sebastian, Spain, 14 – 21 August 2021
Semana Grande – Great Week San Sebastian
14 – 21 August 2021
Basic Information
When: 14 – 21 August 2021
Where: San Sebastian, Spain
Map: San Sebastian on Google Maps
Official website: sansebastianturismo.com
Hotels: Hotels in San Sebastian
Photo; San Sebastian Tourism & Convention Bureau
About The Great Week in San Sebastian
A festival for all tastes. During the week that marks the Virgin’s Day (Aug. 15).
This Basque city in northern Spain makes a big celebratory fuss that includes an International Fireworks Competition.
There are sports events, including horse races, a beach volleyball tournament and “here-kirolak” exhibitions (Basque rural sports).
The Festival
On the first day, a cannon is fired at 19h at the Alderdi Eder gardens in the harbour, signalling the festivities, which includes musical entertainers and daily mini parades of bands and giant puppets.
Children can also avail themselves of workshops, games and a disco.
All week, international competitors showcase their firework displays along the waters.
An awards ceremony takes place on the last day, and it all ends with a fabulous, vivid musical firework display.
San Sebastian
This pleasant resort town in Spain’s Basque Country is known for its lovely bay promenade and the two beaches: Playa de la Concha and Playa de Ondarreta.
There are some highly-venerated, world-class innovative restaurants, upscale shops and a dynamic bar scene.
Be sure to taste some of the bite-sized local specialities called pintxos in the Parte Vieja (Old Part).
Notable sites include the 1871 Bretxa Market, where you can uncover various products and fresh ingredients, Mota Castle on Mount Urgull and the aquarium that’s part of the Natural Science Museum.
Where to Stay
Set on Mount Igueldo, this picturesque hotel is minutes from the beach with a gorgeous vista of the bay.
There’s also an outdoor pool if you’d rather stay close to your room.
Getting to the beach requires a short ride.
The hotel is next door to the old lighthouse, where you take a cable car to the Playa de la Concha Beach.
Hotel Near Zurriola Beach
Hotel Bay Quest Zurriola Beach with stylish studios and apartments within 5 minutes walk of the Zurriola Beach.
You have to book well in advance for this and other festivals in town.
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