Hotels near Miramar Palace

Miramar Palace sits on a low headland that divides La Concha from Ondarreta, built in 1893 as the summer residence of Spain's Queen María Cristina. Its English-cottage style architecture is what made San Sebastián the fashionable seaside resort of the Spanish royal court.

The palace interior is not generally open, but the surrounding gardens are free and public, with manicured lawns rolling down toward the sea and one of the finest framed views of the bay and the island. It is a favourite spot for a picnic or a pause on the walk west.

Pro Tip: The gardens open daily until early evening and cost nothing. The lawn on the seaward side is the best vantage point for photographing the whole sweep of La Concha.