San Sebastian
(
Spaingie:
[san seβas?tjan]
)
Basque
:
Donostia
(
Basque:
[do?nos?tia]
;
French
:
Saint-Sebastien
)
[2]
is a coastal
ceety
an
municipality
locatit in the
Basque Autonomous Commonty
,
Spain
. It lees on the coast o the
Bay o Biscay
, 20 km (12 mile) from the
French
border. Capital ceety o
Gipuzkoa
, the municipality's population is 186,409 (2012), wi its metropolitan aurie reaching 436,500 (2010). Locals caw thairsels
donostiarra
(singular), baith in
Spaingie
[3]
an
Basque
.
The main economic activities are commerce an tourism, an it is ane o the maist famous tourist destinations in Spain.
[4]
Despite the ceety’s smaw size, events such as the
San Sebastian Internaitional Film Festival
hae gien it a internaitional dimension.
In spite o appearances, baith the
Basque
form
Donostia
an the Spaingie form
San Sebastian
hae the same meanin o
Saunt Sebastian
. The
dona/dono/doni
element in Basque place-names signifees "saunt" an is derivit frae
Laitin
domine
; the seicont pairt o
Dono(stia)
conteens a shortened form o the saunt's name.
[5]
Donostia is renouned for its Basque cuisine. San Sebastian an its surroondin aurie is hame tae a heich concentration o restaurants boastin
Michelin starns
,
Arzak
(San Sebastian),
Berasategi
(Lasarte),
Akelarre
(district Igeldo) and
Mugaritz
(
Errenteria
) tae mention but a few.
[6]
Addeetionally, based on the 2013
rankin
, twa o the warld's top ten best restaurants can be foond here.
[7]
Addin tae these ceukin heichlichts, the ceety featurs tasty snacks similar tae
tapas
cried
pintxos
, which mey be foond at the bars o the Auld Quairter.
It is the birthplace o
Basque gastronomical societies
an aw, wi the auldest recordit mention o such a
txoko
back in 1870.
Donostia-San Sebastian haes become a important varsity toun. Hostin different varsities like
Universidad de Navarra
,
Universidad del Pais Vasco
(UPV/EHU),
Universidad de Deusto
an
Varsity o Mondragon
, the seicontar studies activity is haein an increasingly impact on social, cultural, technological an economical levels o the ceety an surroondins. Wi its pushin innovative an research centre an its research strategies it is becomin ane o Spain's main Science production locations, alang wi Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Sevilla an Valencia, amang ithers. Donostia-San Sebastian's Scientific production covers auries like Materials Science, Cancer Research, Alzheimer an Parkinson, Airchitectur, Polymer Science, Biomaterials, Nanotechnology Robotics or Informatics.
The principal
fitbaa
club in the ceety is
Real Sociedad
. Efter twa saisons in the
Segunda Division
, the club wan promotion back tae
La Liga
efter winnin the
2009?10 Segunda Division
.
[8]
Real Sociedad wis ane o the foondin members o the top diveesion in Spaingie fitbaw, La Liga. They enjoyed a pairticularly successful period o history in the early 1980s when they wur Spainyie champions for twa years runnin (1980?81, 1981?82). The ceety's
Anoeta Stadium
is hame stadium o Real Sociedad an hosts
rugby union
matches featurin
Biarritz Olympique
or
Aviron Bayonnais
an aw.
Each simmer the ceety is host tae the weel kent bicycle race, the ane-day
Clasica de San Sebastian
(
San Sebastian Classic
). Bicycle racin is extremely popular in Spain, the Clasica de San Sebastian processional cycle race is held durin early August. It haes been held annually in San Sebastian syne 1981. The race is part of the
UCI ProTour
an wis previously pairt o its predecessor the
UCI Road Warld Cup
.
Twin touns ? Sister ceeties
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San Sebastian is
twinned
wi: