Photos from San Sebastián, Basque Country

A selection of photographs taken by Jayne Lloyd in San Sebastián, Basque Country. If you’d like to know more about them you can read my Notes on San Sebastián here.

Instax photograph looking across Donostia-San Sebastián with La Concha Beach lower right, the town behind and mountains in the distance with cloudy sky above. The Instax print is on a grey background.
View of Beach of La Concha from San Sebastián Promenade, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
Photograph of the entrance area at Hotel SANSEbay, with seats, tables, a patterned floor, bookcase and wall with 'SANSEbay Hotel' on the wall behind.
View of Beach of La Concha, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country, on a stormy day.
View through trees towards Beach of La Concha from Urgull, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
View towards Beach of La Concha from Motako Gaztelua, Urgull, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
Looking up from the base of the Monument to the Sacred Heart by Federico Coullaut-Valera, Motako Gaztelua, Urgull, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
Path on Urgull, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country, on a stormy day.
View of Beach of La Concha, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country, on a stormy day.
View of Beach of La Concha from San Sebastián Promenade, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
View along San Sebastián Promenade towards Loretopeko tunela and the Funicular Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
Park by Ondarreta Beach, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Sign for the Funicular Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Funicular Monte Igueldo station, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph looking across a road with pedestrian crossing towards a red wall with neat hedge above and a cream coloured building behind. A tshirt is hanging from a coathanger attached to a lantern on the wall of the bulding, which looks a little like a person.
View from the Funicular Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
The Funicular Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph of a child's ride with circus and clown decoration with a seat covered by a blue plastic sheet. The ride is positioned by an alcove in an old wall.
Photograph looking across the sea from the top of a tower, with sandstone barrieraround the edge and grey stone tiled floor in the foreground. The horizon is hazy as clouds are above.
View from a high vantage point with a hilly area ahead, swimming pool with green water on a tiled area in the centre foreground and sea to the right, with cloudy sky above.
View from Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph looking across the sea from a high vantage point with San Sebastian visible through hazy in the distance, a spherical lamp in the foreground with signposts with Spanish writing on pointing left and railings below.
View of a wooden bench facing the stormy sea towards the Isle of Santa Clara and Urgull, from San Sebastián Promenade, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country.
Photograph looking down on a plate with a cube of french toast and ice cream to the left, a napkin with a fork on it to the right and glass of drink at the top.
View along a street in Old Town, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Konstituzio Plaza, Old Town, Donostia San Sebastian
Photograph of a short palm tree in a wooden planter with metal barriers in blue and white behind. The barriers and planter have grafitti on them. Behind there are buildings and part of a green crane.
Sculpture outside Donostiako Elizbarruti Museoa, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Kañoietaneko ur iturria, Old Town, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph looking through bars to a statue of Mary dressed in ornate clothing with a spikey headress, looking mournful. Behind her are stained glass windows and to the right a display case holding precious looking items.
Photograph of a white round plate on a wooden table, holding a skewer of dark meat with a cherry tomato, a skewer of light meat with green pepper and a piece of bred topped with red pepper and something green.
Photograph of a plate of Tigres, mussels with a spicey tomato sauce, on a stainless steel surface.
Photograph looking down at the floor with ornate tiles and a metal trough along the top that holds discarded mussel shells and napkins, and in front are the shoes and legs of two people standing on a tiled floor.
Sculpture of two people embracing, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph looking down at a white plate on a green table with two bread topped with jamon, half an egg, a leek and cheese mix and a prawn, and a fork to the right.
Photograph of a rectangular plate with a fried filo package with a zigzag of balsamic glaze across and a sharp knife at the front, with other pintxos visible behind.
Photograph of San Sebastián City Hall, Donostiako Udala, with the building reflected on the wet paving below. Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Alderdi Eder parkea, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Detail of a wet tree in Alderdi Eder parkea, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Buen Pastor Cathedral on a wet day, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
View through Alderdi Eder parkea to San Sebastián City Hall and Monument to the Sacred Heart by Federico Coullaut-Valera, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Bandstand, Old Town, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph of a bridge with art deco lampposts over a river with buildings in the background. Kursaal zubia, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Bins and a clock on the promenade at Zurriola beach, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph of Zurriola beach, Donostia San Sebastian, with sand to the left and the sea to the right, the town and hill on the horizon and clouds above.
View across Zurriola beach towards Kursaal, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Pigeons on rocks at Zurriola beach, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
The Dove of Peace by Nestor Basterretxea, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country, a large sculpture with the town and sea visible in the background.
Kaimingaintxo Plaza, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Stormy sea, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Empty Construction by Jorge Oteiza, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Ornate building in the Old Town, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Birds flying against a stormy sky, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Rusty ornate lamp post with the sea behind, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Photograph of a table with stools in front of a concrete wall with a tiger and hops painted on the wall, with an open door just visible to the left.
Photograph of a plate with two pieces of burrito on a piece of newspaper with a pot of sauce with a small wooden spoon in it, on a wooden table.
View through Old Town from Portaletas - Sarrerako atea, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
View of Beach of La Concha with stormy clouds above, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Jetty, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Raindrops on a handrail, Kaimingaintxo Plaza, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Kaimingaintxo Plaza, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Port in the Old Town, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country
Cube-shaped rocks in the sea, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country

If you’d like to know more about these photographs you can read my Notes on San Sebastián here.

Equipment used:

Fujifilm X-T3* (the X-T4 and X-T5 are the more recent versions)

Fujifilm XF 35mm f1.4 R Lens*

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS WR Lens*

iPhone SE

Lomo’Instant Square Glass Camera

Fujifilm Instax Square Instant film*

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