The San Sebastián Aquarium, which welcomes more than 300,000 visitors a year, is one of the most important tourist resources in the Basque Country. Located at the end of the port, in constant dialog with the Cantabrian waves that strongly beat its facade, this ‘Palace of […]
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Jordi Labanda is one of the most renowned illustrators in the world, and he is also the author of the poster for the film ‘Rifkin’s Festival,’ shot in the Basque Country. The glamorous environments to which his illustrations take us convey the joyful and festive spirit […]
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The Pyrenees Mountain Chain, which is now considered to be a barrier that separates two states, was once a common area for the different communities that occupy the region, in addition to a trade route and pathway for the transmission of technology and culture. Those relationships […]
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In a letter to artists, John Paul II wrote: “All artists experience the unbridgeable gap which lies between the work of their hands, however successful it may be, and the dazzling perfection of the beauty glimpsed in the ardor of the creative moment: what they manage […]
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Rioja is considered the land of a thousand wines: almost 15,000 winegrowers from 600 wineries who are devoted body and soul to caring for the vines and producing high-quality products that are exported to more than 120 countries around the world. The Rioja Qualified Denomination of […]
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Jose Ramón Anda is one of the great names in contemporary sculpture. His work is part of the landscape of numerous municipalities in his native Navarre and in the Basque Country, inevitably creating a certain interaction between the forms of his monumental pieces and passers-by. Indifference […]
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Chef Aitor Santamaría of San Sebastián –a third-generation hospitality professional– has just opened a unique gastronomic space in the center of his city that has revolutionized the culinary scene: Sukaldean. The building in which it is located is the first thing that catches your attention, as […]
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The nineteenth-century building of a Neo-Norman style which today houses the Villa Soro Hotel in San Sebastián was once the residence of the Gaytán de Ayala family, closely linked to the nobility. The original layout of the family bedrooms was preserved during the building’s transformation to […]
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