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San Telmo Museum
The museum of Basque society, in a 16th-century monastery at the foot of Monte Urgull with a modern wing.
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Price
- Paid; free on Tuesdays
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Plaza Zuloaga 1, 20003 San SebastiánDirections
- Getting There
- On the edge of the Old Town, at the foot of Monte Urgull.
Why Go
The collections trace Basque life from carved tombstones and fishing boats to modern art. In the old monastery church, huge canvases by the Catalan painter Josep Maria Sert, painted in gold and sepia, tell the story of the Basque people and the sea.
Nearby in San Sebastián
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