If La Concha Beach is special in itself, as has been proven by its winning of the TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice award for the best beach in Europe and the sixth-best beach in the world, this morning has been more photogenic than ever thanks to the white cloak of snow covering everything.

Donostia/San Sebastián is a seafront city. It’s a dance each day against the changing backdrop of the Cantabrian sea. It’s world-renowned cuisine, constantly reinvented. It’s a film at the Zinemaldi and it’s the music of a festival, one of the many that arrive each year to change our view of the world around us. It’s in the gaze of its people, the eyes of its visitors. Donostia is emotion. Donostia is inspiration!

In Donostia, we work for a sustainable-city model… so we want to encourage you to drink water from the tap and from our fountains! If you think about it, drinking tap water is the most affordable, practical and ecological alternative. But what’s more, Donostia’s tap water isn’t only potable. It’s also high-quality, one of the best three in Spain, along with Las Palmas and Burgos, according to the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU).

Few cities can lay claim to an island smack bang in the centre of their bays and San Sebastián is one of them. Enjoy its tiny beach with views of the city, a stroll to the singular lighthouse building, the paths with their picnic areas or a coffee sitting in the sun outside a bar. Close to the bay’s beaches, it is also possible to swim out there all year round.