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I live in San Sebastián AMA

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EspanaPorfavor · 06/06/2026 18:31

I often see San Sebastián recommended for holidays on here. If you’re thinking of coming and have any questions AMA! I’ve lived here 14 years.

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AndresyFiorella · Yesterday 17:44

I did my university year abroad in Bilbao and visited Donostia-San Sebastian a lot. I had a pretty tough time as my dad was terminally ill, but I have happy memories of bar hopping in SS eating delicious pintxos. I bet it's a lovely place to live! What took you there?

AndresyFiorella · Yesterday 17:46

I loved learning a bit of Basque. The only bit I remember now is 'hurrengo geltokia' from the Bilbao metro!

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EspanaPorfavor · Yesterday 18:47

Donostiera · Yesterday 17:29

Our twin family helped us with all the paperwork (basque birth certificate anyone?!) and the embassy in Madrid got a passport sorted for her (my neighbour had to find my birth certificate and send it to Madrid!) but in the end we got a medical transport home via insurance, so her first flight was in a lear jet. DH went home by easyJet with an extra bag for a whole iberico ham. Are your kids at school there? Do they speak basque as well as Spanish, and take part in lots of parades?

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What a birth story!!! Thank god you had insurance!

they do go to Basque schools and are trilingual! But one DC in particular struggles with Basque a lot, and if we stay here they will need it as you need it for most jobs. I wish I knew it - I’ve tried learning it but it’s so hard and I prefer to focus on Spanish

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EspanaPorfavor · Yesterday 18:49

AndresyFiorella · Yesterday 17:44

I did my university year abroad in Bilbao and visited Donostia-San Sebastian a lot. I had a pretty tough time as my dad was terminally ill, but I have happy memories of bar hopping in SS eating delicious pintxos. I bet it's a lovely place to live! What took you there?

ah I’m sorry that you had a hard time being away from your dad when he was ill, that must have been really tough for you. have you ever been back?

Erasmus is the best! Mine was in Italy and I knew afterwards that I wanted to go back to Spain or Italy and have another year so asked DH to keep an eye out for jobs in his field, his boss in the UK knew his now boss was looking for someone and put a word in for him, so out we flew for a year and just never went home!

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purpleme12 · Yesterday 19:14

I did my year abroad in France and Spain

Then went to Spain after uni to teach English as a foreign language with British Council

One of the best times of my life that

deplorabelle · Today 08:01

MyballsareSandy2015 · 07/06/2026 18:22

How would I get there from London? I’ve looked into it as DH keeps on about going but I couldn’t see flights … what is the nearest airport or station.

You can also get the Eurostar to Paris, TGV to Hendaye and narrow gauge Euskotren to San Sebastián. Details here. It's a lovely journey

London to Spain by train | 2026 times & tickets https://share.google/wjCdXXxvpDY4IV7GC

dangsilly · Today 09:53

I love this thread as SS has been high on our list for a long weekend for ages now!
Really annoyingly I’ve recently been diagnosed as coeliac. Spain in general has a really good reputation for being gluten free / coeliac friendly. Because the food is one of my main motivations to go to SS, do you know about or have any specific recommendation for GF eating experiences, OP? I understand it’s a bit niche but worth asking!

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