48th ANNUAL MEETING

2015

Donostia - San Sebastián

SPAIN

Contents

1. San Sebastian2. Miramar Palace3. Surroundings4. Gastronomy and other

pleasures…

One of the most beautiful places in the world

A well-known tourist destination for a long time

A prime location and gateway to Europe

Easy access, convenience and short distances

Unique structures that cater for every type of need

Modern and multi-functional hotel facilities

CitySan Sebastian

Human scale

San Sebastian is a cosmopolitan human scale city to enjoy by foot and bicycle.

The quality of life of a big city in a friendly place

186.000 inhabitants

CitySan Sebastian

Lively Cultural Events

City

European Capital of Culture 2016

San Sebastian is a reference in the international cultural scene.

A complete agenda of cultural events all through the year: shows, festivals and exhibitions.

San Sebastian

Located in the North of Spain (18 Km. from France)

Coastal medium-size city (186,000 inhabitants)

Excellent National and International connections

Four airports within 100 km distance and train and motorway communications

LocationSan Sebastian

HELSINKI

Gothenburg

COPENHAGEN

STOCKHOLM

DUBLIN

LONDON

Birmingham

Bilbao Biarritz

ROME

PARISMunich

Frankfurt

Nice

LyonVienna

AMSTERDAM

Milán

MADRID

Düsseldorf

Stüttgart

LISBON

Brussels

Marseille

BARCELONA

Venezia

Bologna

BERLIN

Santorin

Bucarest

OSLO

Prague

LiverpoolManchesterEdinburgh

Flights to LYON

Flights to SAN SEBASTIÁN

Flights to BIARRITZ

Flights to BILBAO

SAN SEBASTIAN airport 20 km distance – Direct Bus Service every hour, 30 minutes time National Destinations: Barcelona - 1 hour; Madrid - 55 minutes;

BILBAO airport100 km distance – Direct Bus Service every hour, duration: 1 hourNational destinations: Alicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, VigoInternational Destinations: Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Manchester, Milan, Münich, Stüttgart, Paris, Praga, Roma, Lisboa, Londres, Brussels, Tunez

BIARRITZ airport40 km distance – Direct bus serviceDestinations: Strasbourg, Dublin, Geneve, London, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Manchester, Lyon, Rotterdam, Bruxelles, Stockholm

LYON airportDestinations: Montreal, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Brussels, Copenhague, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Dublin, Bologne, Florence, Milan, Rome, Venise, Amsterdam, Prague, Edimburg, Göteburg, Zurich

San Sebastian

AIRPORT TRANSFERS TO AND FROM

San Sebastian Airport - City centre: Shuttle bus every hour – 30´ jouney (20 Km distance)

Bilbao Airport - San Sebastian City centre: Shuttle bus every hour – 1 h journey (90 Km distance)

Biarritz Airport – San Sebastian City centre: Shuttle Bus every 40 minutes - 45´journey (40 Km distance)

High quality and comfortable accommodation in a

long tradition tourist destination with a unique setting

AccommodationSan Sebastian

2. MIRAMAR PALACE

A typical English Cottage facing La Concha Bay, surrounded by wonderful

gardens

Summer Residence of the Queen Maria Cristina until 1929

Unique space for receptions, gala-dinners and banquets

MIRAMAR PALACE

Miramar Palace, ideally located facing La Concha Bay, is an ideal

setting for meetings and conferences. The Palace counts with

8 rooms class-room style and 5 other rooms for exhibitions and

receptions

MIRAMAR PALACE

Julio Caro Baroja Room – 195 pax (class-room)

Royal Dining Room – 80 pax (class-room)

Music Hall – 80 pax (class-room)

White Hall – 60 pax (class-room)

Wood Hall – 60 pax (class-room)

3. Surroundings

SS is located in a privileged spot: surrounded by mountains (Pyrenees) and facing the sea.

- All along the coast there are many little fishing villages maintaining the old-times atmosphere

Surroundings

Twenty minutes from the city we can find the famous area of “Flysch” of Zumaia, a relevant geological formation (alternation of different rocks layers emerging from the sea)

Surroundings

Also surrounded by mountain villages (trecking and mount climbing)

Surroundings

Food in San Sebastian is a traditional and sophisticated pleasure:

Gastronomy

Great variety

High quality products

Tradition and innovation

The greatest exponent: San Sebastian´s Pintxo

The city with more Michelin-Star restaurants per square meter in the World

3 MICHELIN STARS – 3 RESTAURANTS: Akelarre / Arzak / Martín Berasategui

2 MICHELIN STARS – 1 RESTAURANT:

Mugaritz

1 MICHELIN STAR – 5 RESTAURANTS:

Arbelaitz Miramón / Kokotxa / Zuberoa / Alameda / Mirador de Ulía

16 Michelin-Stars

in

2012

Gastronomy

The World’s first 10 Best Restaurants

1. Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark)2. El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain)3.Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain)4. D.O.M. (Sao Paulo, Brazil)5. Osteria Francescana (Modena, Italy)6. Per Se (New York, USA)7. Alinea (Chicago, USA)8.Arzak (San Sebastian, Spain)9. Dinner By Heston Blumenthal (London, UK)10.Eleven Madison Park (New York, USA)11.… Andoni Aduriz

4 years among the 1st-4th place

Gastronomy

The Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef award celebrates the work of an exceptional female chef whose cooking excites the toughest of critics.

Elena is the fourth generation of the Arzak family to head up the restaurant since it opened in 1897. In the past five years, the restaurant has consistently ranked within the top 10 of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and was the first Basque restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars. A highly decorated family, Elena’s father Juan Mari Arzak was honoured with the esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award at last year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremony.

Having learnt her craft at home, Elena expanded her horizons through extensive travel. She studied in Lucerne, Switzerland before moving through the great kitchens of Europe including Maison Troisgros, Bras and Pierre Gagnaire in France, Le Gavroche in London and El Bulli in Spain before returning to the family business.

Elena has won international respect for her constantly evolving, cutting edge, research-based approach to cooking and experimentation with flavours. Through her single-minded dedication to Arzak and its signature Basque cuisine, Elena oversees not only a thriving restaurant but by working in tandem with her famous father, Juan Mari, has ensured that it is recognised as one of the most influential restaurants in the world today.

Elena Arzak – 2012Best Female Chef

Gastronomy

PINTXOS TOUR

The Old Part is the best place to taste some “pintxos” (culinary art in miniature).

There are traditional and innovative “pintxos” at the spectacular bars of San Sebastian.

Testing cider from the “kupela” (wooden barrel) is a delightful, almost ceremonial rite that takes place in “sidrerías” (Cider Houses). Relaxed and friendly atmosphere in a rustic rural setting.

People is free to get up as often as they like to visit the “kupela” for a refill of newly fermented cider pressed from locally-grown apples.

CIDER HOUSES

Gastronomy

THALASOTHERAPIE - La Perla

Other pleasures

AQUARIUM

Therapeutic circuits with the Cantabric Seawater as the main protagonist in front of the famous La Concha Bay.

The building has its roots in the Royal Summers of the beginning of the 20th century.

La Perla offers direct access to the beautiful beach of La Concha.

The Museum of the Sea at the fishing port, is one of the most modern in Europe.

An aquarium with an acrylic tunnel with 360º vision and more than 5,000 species.