Playa de la Concha, San Sebastián

Paris by the sea

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August 27th 2014
<pre style="padding: 5px;"> Donastìa (Basque) or San Sebastián (Spanish) is a beautiful coastal town with grand 19th promenades and wedding cake buildings, almost Parisian in style. I suppose the French can take credit for the architecture in a perverse way because it was rebuilt in the 19th Century after being devastated during the Napoleonic wars. Today it is a beach playground for Europ ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more