City Hall

The town hall of San Sebastián

The town hall of San Sebastián occupies an elegant Belle Époque building, a former casino, by the bay. The San Sebastián audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this majestic building, a witness of the golden age of the seaside resort.

The former casino become town hall

The town hall of San Sebastián occupies a majestic Belle Époque building, built at the end of the nineteenth century to house a casino. At the time, the town was an elegant seaside resort, prized by the aristocracy and the court of Spain who came to enjoy the sea baths. After the closure of the games, the building became the town hall. With its adorned façade, its towers and its lavish look, it stands by the bay, near the Alderdi Eder gardens. It testifies to the brilliant and society past of San Sebastián, nicknamed the pearl of the Cantabrian.

What to see

You admire the majestic Belle Époque building with an adorned façade and towers, a former casino become town hall, by the bay near the Alderdi Eder gardens. The town hall testifies to the golden age of San Sebastián. It is a stop for lovers of architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The town hall lies by the bay of San Sebastián, near the Alderdi Eder gardens, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from outside; it is a public building whose access follows its own uses. You discover it during a walk along the bay.

What was the town hall of San Sebastián?

A casino, built at the end of the nineteenth century when the town was an elegant seaside resort; after the closure of the games, this majestic Belle Époque building became the town hall.

Where is the town hall of San Sebastián?

By the bay of San Sebastián, near the Alderdi Eder gardens, in Spain.