{"id":1538,"date":"2023-08-16T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/2023\/08\/16\/from-the-fiestas-of-bayonne-to-the-semana-grande-in-san-sebastian-a-people-in-celebration\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T08:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:55:04","slug":"from-the-fiestas-of-bayonne-to-the-semana-grande-in-san-sebastian-a-people-in-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/2023\/08\/16\/from-the-fiestas-of-bayonne-to-the-semana-grande-in-san-sebastian-a-people-in-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM THE FIESTAS OF BAYONNE TO THE SEMANA GRANDE IN SAN SEBASTIAN&#8230;A PEOPLE IN CELEBRATION!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frenzy sweeps through the Basque Country  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bayonne and its 1,000,000 visitors,<\/strong> Pamplona, the big sister with its &#8220;Encierros&#8221;, the tuna festival in Saint Jean de Luz, the &#8220;Sardinades&#8221; in San Juan, and the &#8220;Semana-Grande&#8221; in San Sebastian Donostia&#8230; all the towns, villages and market towns on both sides of the border live the frenzy of popular festivals and allow everyone to unite, without exception.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The white and red <strong>&#8220;Feystares <\/strong>&#8221; of Pamplona or Bayonne are a form of communion for an entire people, but also a way of welcoming tourists and merrymakers&#8230; Balls, attractions and all kinds of entertainment unite the locals with their ancestral traditions&#8230;Basque games of strength, dances, King L\u00e9on, fireworks&#8230; are the hallmark of the Basque Country, of its towns and fields, where people, sometimes a little rough around the edges, are capable of the greatest generosity and joie de vivre. So, during the SEMANA GRANDE celebrations in Donostia, don&#8217;t hesitate to immerse yourself in these unique moments, in the bend of a village, or a large town&#8230; let yourself be carried away by the Basque spirit&#8230;  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"640\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 360 \/ 640;\" width=\"360\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/san-juan-1-2.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">san juan Dance of the Cabezudos  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">history of San Sebastian SEMANA GRANDE los fuegos  <\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fr\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspiritexperiences.com%2Fdisfruta-de-los-fuegos-artificiales-de-san-sebastian-desde-el-mar%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw1yXwcp_urJqMnddMY6h_Jf&amp;ust=1692112616546000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;opi=89978449&amp;ved=0CBEQjRxqFwoTCIiSyJy53IADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritexperiences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fuegos-artificiales-velero-sansebastian.jpg\" alt=\"Disfruta de los fuegos artificiales de San Sebasti&#xE1;n desde el mar - Spirit Experiences\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1876, after the Third Carlist War, the city of San Sebastian needed to regain the lost tourist activity that had been a major source of revenue. Entrepreneur Jos\u00e9 Arana, with the help of architect Jos\u00e9 Goicoa, had the Atocha bullring built in record time (at the time, &#8220;tauromania&#8221; was all the rage: let&#8217;s not forget Carmen, Malarm\u00e9 or Flaubert&#8230;). ) Semana Grande is closely linked to the bullfighting festival. Arana created the slogans &#8220;Semana Monumental&#8221; and &#8220;Gran Semana&#8221;, and from 1879 onwards decided to call the week &#8220;la semana Grande&#8221;. Advertising and posters were stuck up all over the Basque Country, in Aragon, La Rioja, Navarre and the bordering provinces of southern France. A few years later, the San Sebastian City Council joined in, organizing alternative activities such as music, dancing, fireworks, etc., and little by little, the &#8220;semana Grande&#8221; came to be known as the &#8220;semana of the Basque Country&#8221;.  <strong>Semana Grande de Donostia<\/strong> has become the province&#8217;s capital city&#8217;s most popular summer date.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FESTIVITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER  <\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-san-sebasti-n-me wp-block-embed-san-sebasti-n-me\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> \n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CDnv3rfiFY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sansebastian.me\/playas\/kalaburtza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Playa de Alabortza en Pasaia Donibane<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;La Playa de Alabortza en Pasaia Donibane&#8221; &#8212; San Sebasti\u00e1n.me\" src=\"https:\/\/sansebastian.me\/playas\/kalaburtza\/embed\/#?secret=2vB8KHaEYL#?secret=CDnv3rfiFY\" data-secret=\"CDnv3rfiFY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n <\/div><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">San Juan Sardinadas  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/affiche-saint-jean-de-luz-la-peche-au-thon-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1419\" style=\"width:305px;height:381px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/affiche-saint-jean-de-luz-la-peche-au-thon-.png 800w, https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/affiche-saint-jean-de-luz-la-peche-au-thon--480x600.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuna festival Saint jean de Luz<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Irun Fiestas de San Marcial  \" class=\"wp-image-1361\" style=\"width:577px;height:355px\" title=\"Irun Fiestas de San Marcial  \" srcset=\"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png 624w, https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-480x296.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 624px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Irun Fiestas de San Marcial  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frenzy sweeps through the Basque Country Bayonne and its 1,000,000 visitors, Pamplona, the big sister with its &#8220;Encierros&#8221;, the tuna festival in Saint Jean de Luz, the &#8220;Sardinades&#8221; in San Juan, and the &#8220;Semana-Grande&#8221; in San Sebastian Donostia&#8230; all the towns, villages and market towns on both sides of the border live the frenzy of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[92,74,75],"tags":[90,91],"class_list":["post-1538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-discover-the-basque-country","category-discover-the-spanish-basque-country","tag-fetes-de-bayonne-en","tag-semana-grande-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2496,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions\/2496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/na-international-immobilier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}