San Telmo Museoa, Basque Country, Spain

4.5 (769 reviews) Spent Ranking #7 in Basque Country Art Museums

A must-do for the building & the exhibitions

I wanted to visit the museum to learn more about Basque life but I had the happy surprises of a temporary exhibition on Magellan and the discovery of a stunning convent cluster and church. You must go. The Magellan exhibition is very well done with the 5 ships and their itineraries meandering on the exhibition with massive screens showing the crew, the water etc. I was very impressed altogether. And at 6€ for a ticket, there's nothing not to like. To follow the visit, you can download an app on your mobile as not all displays are labelled in English (the Magellan exhibition is). There is a cafe next to the museum, which is at the bottom of Mount Urquell reachable via the stairs. Big bags can be left in lockable lockers at the entrance.

Address

Plaza Zuloaga 1, 20003 San Sebastian - Donostia Spain

Mobile

+34 943 48 15 80

Website

http://www.santelmomuseoa.com

Email

[email protected]

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4.5 based on (769 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5MarcNL015 5:00 PM Sep 5, 2022
    Must see in San Sebastian
    An absolute great spot in the old part of San Sebastian. Spectacular building, which is greatly renovated in old style. It houses a great museum with various types of art. During my visit, I enjoyed a great exhibition on Chillida and Oteiza, two world wide renowned sculptors. The museum has friendly and competent staff
  • 4BKMomma 5:00 PM Aug 2, 2021
    Great little museum.
    Located in the corner of Old Town, in a former monastery, the museum focuses on Basque history. During our visit, there was an exhibit chronicling circumnavigation the world by Magellan (well, not exactly, as we learned! It was fascinating to learn that it was, in fact, a Basque sailor, Elcano who really should have gotten much more credit than he got! The other exhibits pertaining to local history and showcasing the history of the original monastery, are not very well captioned in English but still provided a lot of interesting artificats. I wouldn't really say this is a "must-visit" if your time is limited but if you have some time, it is worth a peek. We spent about 3 days in the area and it really did enhance our appreciation and understanding of the region and made our other explorations richer so we were very glad to have visited early on in our stay.

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