The Maria Cristina Hotel in San Sebastián
Glorious morning in San Sebastián
Constitutión Plaza
Glorious symmetry
Old town San Sebastián
Basílica de Santa Maria del Coro
Newlyweds
Casa Vergara in old San Sebastián
Casa Alcalde
My apologies for going silent for a while. I am still in Europe, but have enjoyed stepping away from the computer for a bit.
San Sebastián, or Donostia, is in Basque country, on the Bay of Biscay, not far from France.. It is a wonderful resort town, full of elegant old buildings and a lovely old part of the city, which is lined with the most lively bars and restaurants. At night, it seems everyone stops at a bar for pintxos, little bite sized sandwiches covered with cured ham, sardines, deviled eggs, shrimps, fried calamari and all other sorts of delicious combinations. The Pintxos are incredibly cheap, from 2.50 Euros to 4.00 Euros. The wine was even cheaper at 1.50 Euros for a great white or red.
My husband and I managed to stop at four different bars in one night, sampling both pintxos and wine. (I did have a wicked headache the next morning.)
As lovely as Porto was, I think I would choose San Sebastián to come back to. It was just so lovely.
As I mentioned, I am now in the Auvergne in France. Though we are high up in the mountains, it is currently 100 degrees Fahrenheit, which is quite rare in these parts of France. I have been busy cleaning the garden and the house here before our first guests arrive this summer. Please come back for photos of this year's project on our 1866 stone farm house.
Hoping that your summer is going well,
Katia
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4 comments:
Those shrimp pintxos look huge and delicious.
Oh, they were.
Hi Katia. Long long time without reading blogs, yours included unfortunatelly. But I came back at the right time, I see: San Sebastián/Donosti is as you say a wonderful small city. Actually, I recommend next time you try to visit the whole coastal zone of the Basque Country, including Bilbao: this old industrial city, a horror until back in the eighties, is now also a beautiful town (with also tasty pintxos).
Enjoy your time in France!
Good to hear from you, Ferran. Had been wondering what you were up to. Yes, we really enjoyed Spain not once, but twice this year. Even made it to Bilbao, but only to visit the museum. Will have to come back.
Having a busy summer in France with lots of family and lots of work on the house. I will have to do an extensive post to update all of my readers.
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