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The weekly goings on, the best bars, the new, the old. From the great outdoors to the pintxos to die for, beaches and bonito season, here's your weekly dose of life in this special corner of the world. 

San Sebastian's Sweet Chestnuts

The days are getting shorter, the jumpers are on and the burnt colours of Autumn are setting in. This means one thing, It's Sweet Chestnut time, a total nutty treat!

It's San Sebastian day!

San Sebastian day otherwise known as "Dia San Sebastian" is back after a 2 year hiatus! Yes 20th January the day we celebrate the Patron Saint of San Sebastian  and one of the most loved...

San Sebastian's three beaches

San Sebastian’s been voted a top spot for foodies for many years but it has so much more than that, jaw dropping beaches being one of them. There are 3 beaches right on the cities...

San Sebastian Summer 2020 time to re-explore

San Sebastian Summer of 2020 wasn't quite what we expected. It gave us the opportunity to re-explore the Basque Country once again. Crazy hiking missions, paddle boarding down rivers where no paddleboarder has ever been...

San Sebastian vs the corona virus

So we’re in the first week of containment and sticking to the rules. We hope everything recovers fast and we can get back to normality as soon as possible. San Sebastián remains a beautiful, unique...

We loved early Spring in San Sebastian

Surprise, surprise! That's exactly what San Sebastian was in February and March with temperatures soaring and people heading to the beach instead of the mountains. We had perfect conditions for surfing and really enjoyed taking...

She said yes!!!

Sunrise, stand up paddle board, marriage proposal, what could possibly go wrong? Well absolutely nothing of course, This lovely couple went for the Sunrise SUP tour in beautiful La Concha bay and little did she...

Surf Safari

We headed East to France on our latest surfing tour, there was a light offshore breeze, perfect small waves and then the storm hit out back and then this rainbow happened. Be sure to have...

San Sebastian water sports lovers

The city's heating up and one things for sure, water sports is on top of menu on this months San Sebastian Tours. We have been cruising down the river with the stand up paddle boards...

City bike tours & single track trails

Well May has arrived with a bang and there's been plenty of outdoor action on our San Sebastian Tours. We hit the single tracks and trails of Ulia for a brilliant tailor made mountain bike...

Out of the office!

It has been a mixed bag of weather this Spring from rain to hot, sunny days we have definitely had it all. But who cares when your "Out of Office" signature is on. We have...

"On the Edge" by bike

Well they said they were up for the challenge! So we took the top route along one of the most stunning parts of the famous Camino de Santiago otherwise known as the St James Way....

Messing about on the river

Not a breath of wind and glassy like a mirror. We cruised through stunning woods, past flower filled meadows. We saw wild horses, masses of fish, too many different birds to count. But one thing...

Bikes, bikes, bikes

"Get on your bikes!" We had a weekend of Sun, mist, xirimiri and cloud but who cares when you can get out into the countryside and hit some of the most amazing trails in the...

Wkend Snapshot

What a weekend, we rode mountain bike along the coastal route of St James Way off the beaten track from the usual hikers. We stand up paddled down the super glassy calm river Oria stopping...

50km bike trail

Today we headed in land for the “The train track trail”. It was a hot one so the ride through the tunnels gave a much needed shady break from the heat. The river and woods...

Summers here

We had a great time hiking the “On the Edge” tour today on a hot Summer’s morning. This classic part of the Camino de Santiago otherwise known as St James Way looked stunning as we...

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