Activities - Lacunza

Yoga course.

You can combine your Spanish course with yoga classes. We offer you two types: Vinyasa or Hatha yoga. Different styles and different levels, so you can learn and enjoy at the same time. In addition, all classes are in Spanish, with local teachers and students, so that you can also introduce yourself to the city and its people. Contact us and we will put you in contact with the best Yoga school in the city.

Dates: All year (the yoga school usually takes a vacation in August but they notify us only a couple of weeks before)

Duration: 2 sessions a week / minimum one week

Students per class:N/A

Price:consult us

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adult kitchen

3-hour course at one of the most prestigious cooking schools in San Sebastián. 4-course course + dinner + drinks and recipes. Not recommended for vegans

Dates: 10/07 l 17/07 l 24/07 l 07/08 l 14/08 l 21/08 l 10/10

Duration: 3 hours

Students per class:Min 4

Price:€130 per week (includes class and dinner)

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junior kitchen

We invite you to cook a traditional Basque/Spanish menu at the most prestigious cooking school in the city.

Dates: 20/06 to 18/07 to 08/08

Duration: 2.5

Students per class:Min 8

Price:€130 per week (includes class and dinner)

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Surfing for Youth.

Surfing has no age and if you learn it when you are young you can practice it all your life. That is why this is one of the most popular activities because of how fun it is, the people you meet and the relationships that are forged. It takes place on Zurriola beach, where there are waves daily for beginners and experts. Most people who try, repeat.

Dates: April 01 - April 12 l June 03 - August 24

Duration: Biweekly

Students per class:N/A

Price:€85 / week

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surfing for adults

Study Spanish in the morning and surf in the afternoon. It is the dream of many and it is the daily life of many of our students. The sessions take place on Zurriola beach, in the center of San Sebastián, a 15-minute walk from the school.

Dates: All year

Duration: 5 sessions a week / minimum one week

Students per class:Min 4

Price:€99 week

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A walk through the mountains and the sea.

Two and a half hours of hiking from Monte Ulia in San Sebastián to Pasajes San Pedro, the next coastal town heading east. A magnificent walk through green nature next to the Cantabrian Sea, an experience for all the senses. In San Pedro, in addition, you take a small boat (txalupa) to cross the mouth of the port and reach the town opposite, San Juan. The excursion ends with a dinner of typical local products (grilled fish) in a small restaurant overlooking the sea.

Dates: All year

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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A walk through the mountains and the sea

Culture exchange.

Every Thursday at 19:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Tabakalera Cultural Center, a 2-minute walk from the School, cultural exchanges are organized. Local people come to them, people from San Sebastián, interested in meeting people from other countries, to exchange experiences and experiences, and also foreign people, not just school students. Which is an unbeatable opportunity to meet people and continue practicing Spanish. Every Monday during the summer and once a month during the rest of the year (usually in the last week of the month), we carry out cultural exchanges between our students and people from the city who are interested in knowing what life is like in other countries and in other cultures. An opportunity to meet local people in a friendly atmosphere while practicing your Spanish.

Dates: 1 time a week in summer, rest 1 time a month.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Orientation tour of San Sebastian

You will already be able to know it on your own, but we want to show it to you first. Because we are proud of it and because we believe that it will help you to move and enjoy all its experiences. That is why on Monday afternoons we organize a welcome tour for all our new students to see the most important places in the city and thus meet other students. In summer, in addition, at the end of the tour we organize moments of exchange such as a welcome party in one of the most beautiful terraces in our city facing the bay of La Concha, or a dinner in a typical restaurant with old and new students. .

Dates: Every Monday.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Rehearsal for the Tamborrada

If you still don't know what the Tamborrada is, don't worry, you will soon know it. It is an insignia of the city, it is a date marked on the calendar of all San Sebastian (January 20) and what prevails are the drums, the good atmosphere and the party. For this reason, so that you not only get to know it but also experience it firsthand, we take you to a rehearsal with our local "maestro" to learn how to play the San Sebastián March and other topics on this very important day.

Dates: Enero

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Tour of a traditional cider house.

The cider houses are culinary temples rooted in the traditions of the land. Quality food at a good price in an environment that is difficult to match. It is something that cannot be counted, you have to live it. That is why we give you a guided tour to get closer to the elaboration and production of cider in all its phases and, of course, the tasting. A great Basque tradition!

Dates: All year.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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The Carnival of Toulouse.

There is a town near San Sebastián where carnival is almost a religion: Tolosa. A small town that is filled with color and a good atmosphere and that we will visit to experience them firsthand. Obviously the costume is essential, but we will have time to prepare them.

Dates: February

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Wine tasting.

Spain is one of the most important countries worldwide when it comes to wine. We have large denominations of origin all over the country and here, in Getaria, we also have that of our land. And we are going to take you to taste and enjoy them: Rioja, Rivera Duero, Txakoli, Manzanilla... An experience that awakens all your senses.

Dates: February

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to Zarautz.

The Gipuzkoan coast is dotted with small charming towns. And we offer you the chance to visit one of the most famous: Zarauz. An ideal place for surfing. We will visit the Old Town and we will complete the day enjoying beach sports.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Ski Weekend.

Another advantage of San Sebastián is its proximity to the Pyrenees, which are full of ski resorts. The plan is simple, we go to the mountains, we rent skis, snowboards and/or sleds and... Enjoy the snow!

Dates: March

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Pintxos Tour.

You already know what San Sebastian pintxos are. And if you don't know, we're not going to tell you. We are going to make you live the experience in first person. I'll just give you a few details: miniature haute cuisine in the best bars in the Old Town. It is more than an experience, it is an experience full of flavor and culture.

Dates: April

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Barbecue on our terrace.

The barbecue is one of the most popular ways of cooking on the entire planet, but in each place it has its particularity. And in a city where gastronomy is art, it could not be less. So we also have ours, and if you want you can try it, seasoned with wines from our land and our country.

Dates: May and June

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to Bilbao.

Many people know Bilbao thanks to the Guggenheim Museum, the city's architectural emblem, but Bilbao is much more, and it's only an hour away by road. So we are going to take you on a tour of the Casco Viejo, an example of the renovation and revitalization of the old quarters in Spain, and we will end the day in the center to shop, stroll or have a drink in one of its many bars and restaurants.

Dates: 1 time a month throughout the year

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Visit to the San Telmo Museum.

The San Telmo Museum tells the history of the Basque Country through the different exhibitions of different artistic disciplines. A guide will accompany us, explain and solve all the doubts and questions that arise. And we end the visit enjoying a pintxo in La Cuchara de San Telmo, one of the flagship bars in the Old Town of San Sebastian.

Dates: All year.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Monte Urgull and Pintxo Pote.

Monte Urgull is the watchtower of the city. On the Old Town and in the center of the East-West axis, its views are unmatched. A short walk and, when descending, we crown it with a tradition of the city: the Pintxopote de Gros. A ritual of the people of San Sebastian who go to a bar, order a drink and a pintxo, go to another bar, order a drink and a pintxo, go to another bar, ask...

Dates: All year

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Visit Getaria.

Getaria is one of the most iconic towns on the Basque coast. Juan Sebastián Elcano was born here, the first sailor to circumnavigate the globe and whose 2022th anniversary of such a feat will be celebrated in September 500. It is also the birthplace of the designer Balenciaga and one of the best places to eat in the whole of the Basque Country.

Dates: All year.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Paella Valenciana

Most tourists who claim to have tried paella have actually tried "arroz con cosas". And that is not paella. If you really want to get to know this iconic dish of Spanish gastronomy, our Valencian teacher, Vicente, prepares some at school that are a delicacy.

Dates: Summer: June, July and August.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Zumaia and the Flysch.

Zumaia is another of the essential towns on the Basque coast, but it also has an almost unique feature in the world. It has a Flysch, which are rock exposures of sedimentary origin that alternate different layers, and which may sound boring like that, but in Zumaia you can read the layers of hundreds of millions of years of earth history like in a book and it is the third best place in the world to see the K/Pg Limit, the Cretaceous-Tertiary limit, or the moment when the dinosaurs disappeared from the earth.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Picnic on Santa Clara Island.

La Concha Bay is adorned with an island, that of Santa Clara. And it has a beach, a bar, picnic areas... So we're going on a picnic. We take a boat at the port and after a walk around the bay we disembark on the island and spend a wonderful day.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to France.

San Sebastián is 20 km from the border with France, and social and cultural exchanges go back a long way. That is why we offer you a visit in which we will first go to the beaches of Biarritz, then we will visit the most important monuments of the city and, back in the city center, everyone can choose between going shopping, eating in a good restaurant or doing a picnic on the beach. Then we go to San Juan de Luz where we visit the center, the port and the most beautiful places in the town.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Bike Tour.

San Sebastián is a cyclable city. For being flat in a large part of its geography and for being full of bike lanes. So a ride on two wheels is essential to get to know the city from another point of view.

Dates: All year.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to Orio.

Orio is the next coastal town from San Sebastián heading west. We share Monte Igueldo, each one on a slope. Its estuary, its beach, its old part, its landscapes and its gastronomy make it a must visit.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to Hondarribia.

Hondarribia is, in addition to being an iconic coastal town since the middle of the last century, the border between Spain and France. A crossroads of cultures that is breathed in its streets and where we do two wonderful activities: taste its pintxos and take a boat trip to see the sinuous orography of the Basque coast from the sea. By all accounts, a unique experience.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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The most beautiful promenade of the entire coastline.

In Guipúzcoa the mountains die into the sea, and the only open bends are the mouths of the rivers, where the towns were forged. With one exception, between Guetaria and Zarauz a promenade by the sea was created to unite the towns and today it is the most beautiful promenade in the area. 4 km smelling of the sea and, upon arrival, we will taste the famous Txakolí with the Getaria designation of origin.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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The most beautiful promenade on the entire coast

Excursion to Victoria.

Vitoria is the capital of Euskadi, and although it has neither sea nor mountains, it is nature because it has won many awards for the European green city. They have a medieval quarter and surroundings that are worth visiting.

Dates: x

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Beach's day.

In San Sebastián people go to the beach all year round. From June to September to enjoy the sun and the sea, and during the rest of the year to walk or play sports, water or sand. And some days we will go together, teachers (monitors) and students. And we will end up in Sagües having a beer, a soft drink or whatever your body asks for.

Dates: Spring and summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Hondarribia Blues Festival.

San Sebastián is a musical city that hosts a large number of concerts and festivals throughout the year. But not only music is found here, but also in nearby towns. Therefore, if you like Blues, we take you to the Hondarribia Festival. Music, dancing and a very good atmosphere.

Dates: July

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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jazzaldi

The Jazzaldi is the most important musical event in the city. The third week of July there are dozens of concerts in auditoriums, squares, theaters and every night there is a mega concert on the beach. Thousands of people from all corners of the world enjoy the most important groups on the music scene at the moment.

Dates: July

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to Pamplona.

Ernest Heminway put Pamplona on the map. And since then, the city and its main festival, San Fermines, have become one of the most important attractions worldwide. And the best, Pamplona is 45 minutes from San Sebastián. So we will dress in white and red as tradition dictates and we will go to see this festival full of color and bullfights. An experience you will never forget.

Dates: July

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Gastropote.

From the inventors of the PintxoPote comes the GastroPote. A similar event that is held in the Mercado de San Martín and where gastronomy sets the pace. Eat, see and enjoy 10 minutes from the school.

Dates: x

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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The Semana Grande Fireworks.

We could mention several things about Semana Grande Donostiarra, but the most outstanding is its international fireworks contest. In 7 days, 7 fireworks play for the trophy and for this they put all the gunpowder to make us enjoy. And we will do it in the traditional way: previously going through an Italian ice cream parlor to get some ice cream and from there to the beach to find the best places to enjoy the show.

Dates: Week of August 15

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Excursion to La Rioja.

La Rioja is one of the most important places worldwide in the production of wine. And it is an hour and a half from San Sebastián. We will take a private bus that will take us to the Ysios winery where we will do a wine tasting. Then we will go to the town of La Guardia, a magical enclave of that land, where we can walk and go eat. And in the afternoon we will visit the Marqués de Riscal winery, to admire the incredible building built by the famous architect Frank Gehry.

Dates: 4 times a year (find out the dates).

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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International Picnic.

We are a school with students of more than 70 nationalities and we not only like to teach you, we also like to learn. That is why we bring together the best of each gastronomy and have a picnic where you can discover flavors and smells from all corners of the world. So go thinking about what dish you are going to bring to surprise us.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Ice skating.

It is a double plan. One cold and one hot. First we go to the ice palace, put on our boots and skate until our legs say enough. And at that moment, to warm up and recover, we are going to have a hot chocolate with churros. If you don't know what churros are, get ready because they are a delight that you will want to try again and again.

Dates: Winter

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Cinema with friends.

A good way to strengthen your hearing in any language is to watch movies. And if we see the best premieres, with friends and in Spanish, we not only learn but also have a wonderful afternoon. So… everyone to the movies!

Dates: All year the day of the spectator.

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Visit to the Aquarium.

San Sebastián has one of the most interesting oceanographers on the Spanish Cantabrian coast next to the port. A journey through the history of the sea, of navigation, from the first boats that were built, going through how Basque fishermen went to Newfoundland to fish in small trawlers, to the great world navigators who were born here. In addition, it has an aquarium with an infinite number of marine species. From seahorses to sharks.

Dates: x

Duration: x

Students per class:x

Price:x

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Visit to the Amusement Park.

San Sebastián has one of the most picturesque amusement parks in Spain. It is not big nor does it have very striking attractions, but it is located on the top of Monte Igueldo, between Bahía de la Concha and the immensity of the Cantabrian Sea. Just going up and admiring it is already quite an experience, but it is also a lot of fun.

Dates: x

Duration: x

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The treasure hunt.

Searching for the Treasure is always an entertaining activity, but doing it around the city, with maps and clues, in Spanish, is a way to have fun and continue learning.

Dates: x

Duration: x

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Acrosport and Capoeira.

Activity, music, dances and lots of laughter. That is what this activity that we carry out in the Cristina Enea Park, right in front of the academy, promises. The Acrosport are acrobatic movements in teams and Capoeira is the famous Brazilian art that mixes dance with martial arts. You will enjoy it.

Dates: x

Duration: x

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Visit to the Planetarium and the Science Museum.

Discovering the Universe and all the magic that surrounds it in a planetarium and in a science museum like the one in San Sebastián is a double way of learning. It is the demonstration that learning is not only necessary but that it can also be a very entertaining and fun activity.

Dates: x

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Visit to the Planetarium and the Science Museum

Visit to the Fort of San Marcos.

At the end of the XNUMXth century in Spain, military constructions dedicated to the defense of squares and cities were still being carried out. Today, this fort, which is located in one of the best viewpoints in the entire region from where you can clearly see from the Bay of La Concha to the Bay of Txingudi, has no military use and its visit is essential to discover this Earth from another perspective.

Dates: x

Duration: x

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Day to Soak.

In the south of France, very close to the border with Spain, there is a different kind of water park. It is on a lake and is a mix between an aquapark and an American track. A very fun experience.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

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Visit to the Arantzazu Caves and their natural pools.

Let's go into the depths of the earth. Some caves with millions of years of history that were formed in the mountains of Guipúzcoa and where fossils of animals that lived thousands of years ago have been found, such as a lion. Here, a lion? Yes, this is a visit in which to discover and learn many very interesting things.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

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Visit to the Arantzazu Caves and their natural pools

Trekking on the Camino de Santiago.

The Camino (de Santiago) Norte passes through San Sebastián. Through the center of the city and through its mountains as it moves away to the West. And we are going to cover a part of the Camino, from Orio to Zarauz. A short and comfortable journey that allows you to delve into that peculiar world that attracts thousands of pilgrims from all corners of the world every year.

Dates: x

Duration: x

Students per class:x

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The Vía Verde Leizaran and its natural pools.

The Leizarán Valley is one of the natural jewels of the area. And there is a greenway, the railway layout of more than a century ago, because the one that can be traveled and enter the mountains. With its peaks, its forests, its rivers and the pools that form in the gorges where we will go to bathe. Nature, sport and fun.

Dates: Summer

Duration: x

Students per class:x

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The Vía Verde Leizaran and its natural pools

Gernika and San Juan de Gaztelugatxe.

San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a small hermitage on top of a rock stranded in the sea that is accessed by a staircase of 241 steps. This would be enough to make her popular. But "Game of Thrones" catapulted her into a world monument. In addition, we will visit Gernika, the historic capital of Vizcaya, with its Casa de Juntas and the famous oak tree, El Árbol de Gernika, which stands at its entrance.

Dates: x

Duration: x

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Big Week Festival.

La Semana Grande, as its name suggests, is the most important week in the city. It is held in mid-August and there are a wide variety of activities for both young and old to enjoy. We will start with the pirates' assault and we will discover a lot of surprises.

Dates: August

Duration: x

Students per class:x

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Oiartzun and the Roman mines of Arditurri.

The Roman vestiges in the Basque Country are scarce since the mountains that separated it from the peninsular plateau and from Gaul acted as a brake on the conquest. Perhaps one of the best traces they left behind were the Arditurri mines and its road to the town of Oiartzun and from there, the exit to the sea through Pasajes. We will get to know the town, we will walk the road, today a greenway, and we will arrive at the mines at the foot of Peñas de Haya, some beautiful mountains that can be seen from almost anywhere in San Sebastián.

Dates: x

Duration: x

Students per class:x

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Oiartzun and the Roman mines of Arditurri

Paddling on the Urumea River.

The Urumea River, just 50 meters from our academy, splits the city in two. It is a short but mighty river due to the orography of Guipúzcoa, and in its lower part, the closest to the sea, it is ideal for kayaking or rowing. So we're going to do a fluvial excursion that we'll end with a party in the Cristina Enea Park.

Dates: x

Duration: x

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Learn Spanish while you meet people and enjoy life.

Our activities:

Select one or several months:

Yoga course.

adult kitchen

junior kitchen

Surfing for Youth.

surfing for adults

A walk through the mountains and the sea.

Culture exchange.

Orientation tour of San Sebastian

Rehearsal for the Tamborrada

Tour of a traditional cider house.

The Carnival of Toulouse.

Wine tasting.

Excursion to Zarautz.

Ski Weekend.

Pintxos Tour.

Barbecue on our terrace.

Excursion to Bilbao.

Visit to the San Telmo Museum.

Monte Urgull and Pintxo Pote.

Visit Getaria.

Paella Valenciana

Zumaia and the Flysch.

Picnic on Santa Clara Island.

Excursion to France.

Bike Tour.

Excursion to Orio.

Excursion to Hondarribia.

The most beautiful promenade of the entire coastline.

Excursion to Victoria.

Beach's day.

Hondarribia Blues Festival.

jazzaldi

Excursion to Pamplona.

Gastropote.

The Semana Grande Fireworks.

Excursion to La Rioja.

International Picnic.

Ice skating.

Cinema with friends.

Visit to the Aquarium.

Visit to the Amusement Park.

The treasure hunt.

Acrosport and Capoeira.

Visit to the Planetarium and the Science Museum.

Visit to the Fort of San Marcos.

Day to Soak.

Visit to the Arantzazu Caves and their natural pools.

Trekking on the Camino de Santiago.

The Vía Verde Leizaran and its natural pools.

Gernika and San Juan de Gaztelugatxe.

Big Week Festival.

Oiartzun and the Roman mines of Arditurri.

Paddling on the Urumea River.

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