San Sebastián has a festival every August. Semana Grande has filled the city since 1876. Every night at 22:45 the bay of La Concha hosts an international fireworks competition, held since 1964.
The journey is timed to fall in that week. Then comes the table: a terrace at Mariñela, on the harbour, in the middle of the festival.
That afternoon, local fishermen bring in the day’s catch. The kitchen grills it for you, together with whatever else you choose.
You sit on the terrace with the fish in front of you. The city celebrates around you. At 22:45 the sky over the bay lights up. Afterwards, you write that it was “a great table among the locals.”
We chose the table. The city did the rest. —
Northern Spain Travel
How a journey works. It begins with a conversation about what you want to accomplish and what has surprised you on other journeys. Then you are introduced to the people who hold the places: families, producers and guides who have lived here for generations, whose projects are put on the map. Behind every journey, a team watches every transfer and every driver. Hotels and hosts know the hour you arrive and say your name before you give it. One person is assigned to you, and the phone is answered at any hour.
Start the conversation.
