1. MUCH MORE THAN A BEAUTIFUL CITY

2. SAN SEBASTIAN- FLY CONNECTIONS 3 AIRPORTS WITHIN 100 km

3. 100 YEARS TOURIST DESTINATION

4. A LITTLE HISTORY ROYAL FAMILY SUMMER
DESTINATION
1845
Isabel II made La Concha Beach fashionable.
1864
The city walls were demolished.
1893
Queen María Cristina established the Miramar Palace the summer residence of her court.
1912
The Igeldo funicular, the Victoria Eugenia Theatre and María Cristina Hotel were opened.
1953
First edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

5. LA CONCHA BAY THE CITY ICON

6. INTERNATIONAL TOURIST DESTINATION
GASTRONOMY CAPITAL
CULTURE AND FESTIVALS CITY
PREMIUM DESTINATION
SPORT CITY
MICE CITY

7. 5 BEST TOURIST DESTINATION -2013
Condé Nast Traveller Readers
ROMANTIC DESTINATIONS EUROPE-2015
EUROPE´S GREATEST SEASIDE ESCAPES-2014
Lonely PLanet
FAVORITE STREET IN EUROPE-2015
New York Times
NOMINATED BEST WORLD WIDE DESTINATION-2015
FOOD & TRAVEL -Reader´s choice
BEST CULINARY
DESTINATION Saveur
WORLD´S BEST FOOD CITIES -2014
Condé Nast Traveller Readers
THE CITY WITH MORE MICHELIN STARS BY 2M
Michelin Guide -2015
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2016
BEST INNOVATIVE CITY
TOURISM Europe Business Assembly
EUROPEAN CITY OF THE YEAR-2016
EU Academy od Urbanism

8. GASTRONOMY CITY 16 MICHELIN STARS | PINTXOS | CIDER HOUSES | TXAKOLI WINNERIES | BASQUE CULINARY CENTER

9. 16 MICHELIN STARS 3 RESTAURANTS WITH 3 MICHELIN STARS
THE CITY WITH MORE MICHELIN STARS BY 2M
MUGARITZ
Andoni Luis Aduriz
AKELARRE
Pedro Subijana
ARZAK
Jose Mª Arzak
BERASATEGUI
Martín Berasategui

10. PINTXO IS KING PINTXO: The Basque “tapa “ to the finest art
PINTXOS CRAWL
PINTXOS TOURS & DINNING
PINTXOS COOKING LESSONS

11. CIDER HOUSES 100 CIDER HOUSES IN THE COUNTRY SIDE
CIDER IS TASTED DIRECTLY FROM THE BARREL SET -BASQUE MENU

12. TXAKOLI WINERIES TXAKOLI- YOUNG WHITE WINE
WINERIES IN FRONT OF THE SEA
TASTING AND TOURS

13. BASQUE CULINARY CENTER A TOP GASTRONOMY SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

14. PRIMARY SECTOR FARMERS

15. CITY OF FESTIVALS AND CULTURE
European Capital of Culture 2016

16. JAZZ INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL

17. FILM
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

18. ARQUITECTURE
CHARMING OLD TOWN

19. ARQUITECTURE
CITY CENTER
ROMANTIC FRENCH STYLE

20. MUSEUMS IN OUTSTANDING BUILDINGS
THE MOST IMPORTANT BASQUE CULTURE MUSEUM –RENEWED
18th CENTURY CONVENT

21. BASQUE CULTURE OLDEST LANGUAGE IN EUROPE
FOLKLORE AND UNIQUE TRADITIONS

22. SPORT CITY RUNNING, SURFING, HIKING, JAI ALAI, ROWING

23. PREMIUM DESTINATION HORSE RIDING & CASINO & SPA
LUXURY HOTELS

24. MICE DESTINATION

25. SAN SEBASTIAN REGION
COAST LINE

26. INLANDS BASQUE HIGHLANDS

27. ESKERRIK ASKO!

28. THANK YOU! Arantzazu Viteri arantzazu_viteri@donostia.eus