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San Sebastián Private Tour: La Concha Bay, Old Town & Chillida's Peine del Viento

Pintxo counters in the Parte Vieja, then the sea breaking against Chillida's steel at the far end of the bay.

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Pintxo counters in the Parte Vieja, then the sea breaking against Chillida's steel at the far end of the bay.

 

Eduardo Chillida was born in San Sebastián in 1924. He kept goal for Real Sociedad until a knee injury ended his football career, then spent five decades making sculpture in steel, stone and concrete that answers to the landscape around it. His work is the natural place to finish a first look at his city. Before it come the long curve of La Concha and the Parte Vieja, where bar counters stacked with pintxos belong to the neighborhood's daily routine. With an official guide and a private minivan, three hours gives couples and families new to San Sebastián a clear sense of how the city fits together. Ask your guide which counter deserves a return visit that evening.

Highlights

  • Peine del Viento up close: three steel sculptures, each around ten tonnes, anchored into the rocks at the end of Ondarreta beach since 1977. In heavy seas, waves force air and spray up through vents in the granite plaza beside them.
  • Chillida's work across the city, read with a guide who connects each piece to the place it stands in
  • La Concha Bay from the road and from the viewpoints, with Santa Clara Island sitting in the mouth of the bay
  • The Parte Vieja on foot with an official guide, from the numbered balconies of Plaza de la Constitución, a former bullring, to streets lined with pintxo bars
  • Back at your hotel when it's over, or at another point you agree with your guide, in the same private minivan

Included

  • Official San Sebastián guide for 3 hours

  • Private minivan for panoramic driving tour

  • Guided walking tour through the Old Town

  • Visit to Chillida’s artwork (Peine del Viento or Chillida Leku, depending on availability or preference)

  • Return transfer to hotel or meeting point

Not Included

  • Food and drinks, including pintxos in the Old Town
  • Gratuities (optional, always appreciated)

How It Runs

With most of the Parte Vieja closed to traffic and parking scarce in the center, the route is built around how San Sebastián actually moves, so your time goes on the city, not on getting across it.

Hotel pickup · San Sebastián
Your guide and driver meet you at your hotel in San Sebastián. If you've added a transfer from elsewhere in the Basque Country, the minivan collects you there first.

Panoramic drive · La Concha Bay
By minivan around the bay, with stops at viewpoints over La Concha and Santa Clara Island. Your guide points out how the seafront promenade, the Miramar Palace and the belle époque buildings along the bay took shape, so the city's layout makes sense before you set off on foot.

Guided walk · Parte Vieja
On foot through the Old Town, starting in Plaza de la Constitución, whose numbered balconies date from its years as a bullring, and continuing through narrow streets of pintxo bars.

Eduardo Chillida's sculptures · Peine del Viento
A route through Chillida's works in San Sebastián, ending at the western end of Ondarreta. From there, a short seafront walk leads to the Peine del Viento, where the steel meets the open sea.

Enhance Your Experience

Start from anywhere in the Basque Country, with a private transfer from your hotel in Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz or a village along the coast to San Sebastián and back. Quoted on request, at an additional cost.

Good to Know

  • Ideal for: couples, families and small groups visiting San Sebastián for the first time.
  • Departure: hotel pickup anywhere in San Sebastián. Staying elsewhere in the Basque Country? A private transfer can be added, see Enhance Your Experience.
  • Languages: available in English or Spanish. Other languages on request, subject to guide availability.
  • Walking: light. The walk covers the flat streets of the Old Town and a short stretch of seafront to the Peine del Viento. Comfortable shoes recommended.
  • Physical level: easy. The minivan covers all the longer distances.
  • By the sea: the Peine del Viento is exposed to wind and spray. Bring a windproof layer, even in summer.
  • Best time to visit: San Sebastián gets rain in every season. June to September is usually the warmest and driest period. Winter swells make the Peine del Viento more dramatic but can close the area beside it.
  • Customization: the route can be adapted o

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 7 days before the scheduled date (excluding monument/attraction tickets, which are non-refundable). An optional cancellation insurance is available during booking, allowing cancellation up to 48 hours before departure for a full refund (excluding tickets where applicable). Operator cancellations due to weather or unforeseen circumstances are fully refundable. No-shows will be charged the full price.


 

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From 160 € person
Duration:  3h
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