Victoria Eugenia Theatre

The Victoria Eugenia Theatre, in San Sebastián

The Victoria Eugenia Theatre is an elegant Belle Époque theatre of San Sebastián, by the Urumea. The San Sebastián audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this cultural jewel, a high place of the arts and the famous film festival.

The Belle Époque jewel of the arts

The Victoria Eugenia Theatre is one of the most elegant buildings of San Sebastián. Inaugurated at the beginning of the twentieth century in a sumptuous Belle Époque style, it bears the name of Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain. Its façade adorned with sculptures and its lavish interior, with boxes and gilding, testify to the golden age of the town as a society resort. A high place of cultural life, the theatre hosts shows, concerts and performances, and plays a leading role during the famous international film festival. It stands by the Urumea river, near the bridge and the Maria Cristina hotel.

What to see

You admire the elegant Belle Époque theatre with a façade adorned with sculptures and a lavish interior, a high place of the arts and the international film festival, by the Urumea. The Victoria Eugenia Theatre is a cultural jewel of San Sebastián. It is a stop for lovers of architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Victoria Eugenia Theatre lies by the Urumea river, in San Sebastián, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from outside; the shows and visits follow their own programme and hours, which vary. It is best to check the agenda before coming.

What role does the Victoria Eugenia Theatre play?

It is a high place of the cultural life of San Sebastián, which hosts shows, concerts and performances, and plays a leading role during the famous international film festival.

Where is the Victoria Eugenia Theatre?

By the Urumea river, in San Sebastián, in Spain.