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Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
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Hondarribia (Spanish: Fuenterrabía) is a fishing town in the province of Guipuzcoa, Basque Country of Spain on the Bay of Txingudi, by the border with France. It is the last remaining walled town in Guipuzcoa.
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Alarde de Armas
Early September. A civilian-military city parade commemorating the victory over the largest siege by French troops led by the Prince of Condé on Sept 8, 1638. The victory is attributed to support of Guadalupe Virgin, patron saint of Hondarribia. A spectacular show involving most of the local population from morning time to about 23:00. 20 groups walk around the streets wearing traditional red berets, and plays fifes and drums--the same melody again and again. Young girls in traditional costumes head each group. One of the group is made of woodmen wearing sheep skin caps. The rest of the population are applauding to all of them in support. It's virtually impossible to drive into the town during the event, and all pintxos bars are heavily overcrowded till the very closing time.
One of the most cited places for pintxos in the town.
Second most cited places for pintxos. Won many gastronomic awards for creativity in pintxos. Has both a bar full of tapas and a more formal restaurant for having a dinner.
Pizza and other quite touristic dishes. One of the few places you can eat during the mass city events like the city parade. Nothing special in the rest of the year.
Has a fireplace.
Fine dining restaurant, specialising in local produce with an alfresco eating area.
Michelin star restaurant.
A very good option. Quiet location with a wonderful garden (eating breakfast on the patio is wonderful). Friendly and courteous staff.
Located in the old castle of King Charles V.
By car
Hondarribia is 15 km from San Sebastian and 20 km from Biarritz. Further away are Bilbao (100 km), Pamplona (80 km), and the region of La Rioja (120 km).
By plane
By train
Hondarribia does not have a railway station, however there are many connections to Irún and Hendaye, both of which are major railheads.
By bus
Hondarribia is only served by local buses going to Irún or San Sebastian. From there, bus lines fan out through all of Spain, either at Irún's train station or at San Sebastian's bus station.
By boat
There is a small and frequent ferry to Hendaye, run by Jolaski (in Spanish/French)
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