Basque Country- San Sebastian, Spain

• More about your oliver guide: Honey Nachman
• Trip type: Adult, Beach
• Activity level: easy
• Ideal length of trip: 1 WEEK

to & from

• Fly to Bilbao through Paris-- allow for a longer layover in case of flight delays.
• Rent a car for Bilboa and San Sebastian but turn it in before Biarritz where parking is impossible and a car not necessary.

Where to Stay

• SAN SEBASTIAN: Hotel Maria Christina

Where to Eat and Drink

• Do a pinxto guided tour with San Sebastian Food located in the basement of the Hotel Maria Christina. A wonderful independent operation and will create amazing picnics for you or you can book cooking classes there--do NOT miss out on this.
• Extebarri -- We each had the tasting menu and were there from 1-4pm. An incredible place and experience. You need a reservation, about an hour outside of San Sebastian.

What to Do

• Between San Sebastian and Bilbao there is a beautiful hike along the Coastal Flysch Route but very hard to find the starting point so we would recommend getting a guide. Look at THIS for more information.
• Hike along the Camino de Santiago from San Sebastian to Pasajes de San Juan--3.5 hours long and absolutely gorgeous. Again, it was a little hard to find the entrance but ask your concierge and then ask the locals when you get close--THIS link gives helpful details-- (scroll down for hiking information.)

inside scoop

• If you want more structure, friends have done and recommended a similar trip through Backroads.