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Municipality in San Vicente Department, El Salvador
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San Sebastian is a small town in Eastern El Salvador. San Sebastian is a traditional colonial era town known for its handcrafts, particularly textiles. You can see everything interesting in San Sebastian within a few hours, so you could plan a visit together with another nearby town or plan some time exploring the natural beauty of the countryside. Nearby towns that could be explored on the same trip are San Vicente and Ilobasco.
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A 300-year-old church with an Italian sculpture of the Nazarene.
Traditional marketplace with fresh produce and other food staples. Good selection of regional prepared foods including several vendors selling homemade pupusas with various fillings.
San Sebastian lies 50 km east of San Salvador via highway CA 1. The trip will take about 1 hour.
Read in the guideThis is a very small town and everything is within easy walking distance.
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