"Hondarribia - touching the Bidasoa and the sea" Fuenterrabía by nomad7890

Fuenterrabía Travel Guide: 17 reviews and 69 photos

Hondarribia

Hondarribia is a small fishing town between San Sebastian-Donostia and the Bidasoa river by the French border with a definite Basque personality. It is smaller and less touristy than San Sebastian-Donostia and offers and old town with a true historical feel and a whimsical fishing town with houses showing interesting character. I thoroughly loved San Sebastian, but it is much larger and busier, but I found the pace in Hondarribia just right, and the restaurants inviting. Perfect place to relax and take in some of the Basque culture ... and yes, a good place to practice a little Basque.

Agur for now.

http://www.hondarribia.org/ficha.asp?menu=180&idioma=en

Pros and Cons

Pros:A rich variety of sights and tastes in a very small area
Cons:Well, they say the parador is haunted ...
In a nutshell:The beauty of San Sebastian with a small town atmosphere

Last visit to Fuenterrabía: Dec 2009
Intro Updated Dec 19, 2009
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Reviews (11)

Solbes photo borrowed from web page - Fuenterrabía

Another great picnic or snack option Restaurants (3)

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Pack a picnic! Restaurants (3)

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Iglesia de la Marina Things to Do (4)

This is a small church situated in the "marina" neighborhood with a quiet, beautiful environment. Aside from the... more travel advice

Visit the fisherman's town - Fuenterrabía

Visit the fisherman's town Things to Do (4)

Hondarribia is a fishing town. It's fisherman's village is very colorful and interesting and the place where you can get... more travel advice

Transportation (3)
See All Walking is best way to see Hondarribia

Hotels (1)
Former palace with warm basque character

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Nemorino Dec 30, 2011 at 7:52 AM

This looks like a colorful and picturesque town and, as you say, a good place to practice a little Basque – if only I had any! (Didn’t we meet at the big VT meeting in Karlsruhe in 2008?)
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Yaqui May 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM

A delightful page and I enjoyed the tour! The sights here are wonderful.