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A GREAT IDEA

The route of the stars

njoy a romantic getaway when you visit San Sebastián. As you wander around the city centre, you

Follow in the footsteps of Woody Allen and Sigourney Weaver. The Tourist Office organises a guided tour to discover San Sebastián through the magic of film. They will show you around the Boulevard, the Town Hall, La Concha Beach, the Buen Pastor Cathedral, the Plaza de Gipuzkoa, the Victoria Eugenia Theatre and the Kursaal Conference Centre. Along with a pintxo and drink to live it up like a true star! www.sansebastianturismo.com

will understand why the world's most famous stars have fallen in love with the place and you will get a real feel for the Belle Époque. The cinematographic rendez-vous in September brings together the very best directors and actors of the film world. If you walk the few metres that separate the main door of the Hotel María Cristina to the Victoria Eugenia Theatre , you will soak up the glamour of Julia Roberts or Meryl Streep. And if September brings with it the spirit of film, in July, it's the turn of Jazz to take the spotlight, with the Jazzaldia Festival, which attracts world-class musicians and fans from far and wide.

As the European Capital of Culture 2016, San Sebastián ticks all the right boxes to promote a new concept of cultural policy. Each

neighbourhood has workshops and cultural centres that act as 'workshops' that foster creative exchange of ideas and social transformation. All manner of celebrations, conventions, events and parties rooted firmly in the European Capital of Culture 2016 will be taking place over the coming years.

With festivals of this calibre, autograph hunting in San Sebastián is a real treat.

www.sansebastianfestival.com www.heinekenjazzaldia.com

www.sansebastian2016.eu

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