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the famous green leaf (shopkeepers are helpful if you have questions). The sale of
marijuana is still illegal, but the consumption of marijuana is decriminalized and
people are allowed to grow enough for their personal use at home. With the town's
mesmerizing aquarium and delightfully lit bars filled with enticing munchies, it just
makes sense here.
Getting Around San Sebastián
By Bus:
Along the Boulevard at the bottom edge of the Old Town, you'll find a line of
public buses ready to take you anywhere in town; give any driver your destination, and he
or she will tell you the number of the bus to catch (€1.60, pay driver).
Somehandybusroutes:#21,#26,and#28connecttheAmarabusstation andAmara
EuskoTrenStationtotheTI(getoffattheBoulevardstop);#16beginsattheBoulevard/TI
stop,goesalongPlayadelaConchaandthroughresidentialareas,andeventuallyarrivesat
thebaseoftheMonteIgueldofunicular.TheTIhasabus-routemap(orsee
www.dbus.es
).
By Taxi:
Taxisstart at€6,whichcoversmostridesinthecenter.Youcan'thailataxi
on the street—you must call one (tel. 943-404-040 or 943-464-646) or find a taxi stand
(most convenient along the Boulevard).
By Metro:
A new subway system—called Metro Donostialdea—is currently under
construction in San Sebastián; it will connect the main areas of the city and eventually ex-
tend to the airport. Officials are also upgrading San Sebastián's EuskoTren line as part of
this transit system. It'll eventually be renamed, but for now, locals continue to call it by its
nickname—Topo (“Mole”)—because it goes underground part of the time.
Walking Tours
The TI runs English-language walking tours. Options include Essential San Sebastián
(€10, 2 hours), Flavors of San Sebastián (€18, 2 hours, includes three
pintxos
and three
drinks), Romantic San Sebastián (through the elegant Centro district, €10, 2 hours),
and—during the September film festival—San Sebastián: A Film City (€14, 2 hours, in-
cludes one
pintxo
and one drink). Schedules vary—ask at the TI, call 943-217-717, or
check
www.sansebastianreservas.com
for info and reservations.
Local Guides
Itsaso Petrikorena
is good (mobile 647-973-231,
betitsaso@yahoo.es
).
Gabriella Ran-
elli,
an American who's lived in San Sebastián for over 20 years, specializes in culinary
tours. She can take you on a sightseeing spin around the Old Town, along with a walk
