Browsing in boutiques and shops, whilst catching occasional glimpses of the mountains and sampling a pintxo here and there.
Centro is the part of the city that began to expand from the end of the 19th century. The Catedral del Buen Pastor, built in 1899, is a major landmark in this neighbourhood. The area is teeming with shops, bars and restaurants, many of them in pedestrianised streets. The Mercado San Martín is the neighbourhood’s main market, featuring live music on Thursday evenings. Along the River Urumea, the Hotel María Cristina and the Teatro Victoria Eugenia stand out; both date from the Belle Époque and, like the cathedral, are built from the sand-coloured stone that makes the city centre such a lovely place to stroll through.
