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Playa de La Concha
San Sebastian · Spain
The short version, from the cited sources
La Concha is Spain's most celebrated urban beach, a shell-shaped bay in the centre of San Sebastian framed by Monte Igueldo and Monte Urgull with Santa Clara island moored between them. The white balustrade of its promenade, the Belle Epoque bathing history that began with royal summers here, and the bay's protected, swimmable water define the city. It routinely leads European rankings of city beaches.
- Country
- Spain (ES)
- Region
- Europe
- Sand
- Golden
- Water
- Calm, shell-shaped bay water
- Administrative area
- Basque Country
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Source family
- GeoNames
- Source updated
- 2015-06-12
Names in the record
Playa de La Concha
- Kontxa
- Kontxa / La Concha
- Kontxa hondartza
- La Concha
- Plage de la Concha
- Playa de la Concha
- Traezhenn ar c'hKontxa
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- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
- Current hazards and restrictions
- Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds
Source position
43.31701, -1.98812
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Direct provenance
Sources behind this record
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Beach features T.BCH and T.BCHS from the dated global dump; supplied as-is by GeoNames.
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