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Monte Urgull
A wooded hill above the Old Town, with old fortifications, a castle and a giant statue of Christ looking out to sea.
- Open
- Always; the castle museum keeps its own hours
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Paseo de Urgull, 20003 San SebastiánDirections
- Getting There
- Paths start from the Old Town, the port and the Paseo Nuevo.
Why Go
Paths wind up through the trees past cannons and an English cemetery, for soldiers who died in the siege of 1813 and the Carlist wars, to the Mota Castle at the top, 123 meters up, with a small museum of the city's history and a 12-meter statue of Christ added in 1950.
Nearby in San Sebastián
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