Questions re going to a beach town in Europe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went to a "beach town" in northern Spain. We stayed at an airbnb and I can't remember what we did for towels: maybe the house had some, or maybe we improvised.

No chairs. I think there were some cafes nearby or adjoining the beach for drinks and things. We always had someone stay on the beach with our stuff, which is how we would operate most places. I would not have felt secure leavinganything unattended. I'm sure it depends on your set-up, but even though the town had a nice beach, it wasn't like being at the Jersey shore where we'd traipse over and spend the day. It was more of a long walk to get to the beach and I think only the kids swam. Getting the sand off the kids was a pain. We didn't really have facilities for that. Do bring some kind of tote bag or backpack for the stuff you want to bring with you.

I posted above and now that I’m seeing the OP’s follow-up, wanted to add that this was indeed San Sebastián. I don’t recall chairs. The pp who noted that the beach is in the middle of the city gets at what I was trying to get at. It’s beautiful and very different than other beaches. Go to the old fashioned amusement park on the edge of town, kind of up on a cliff if I recall correctly. It’s fun.

[Anonymous]

You may be more into swimming than I am, but I did not swim in San Sebastián. There’s a lot to see on and around the beach and I was happy walking, sitting, people-watching, reading, and going to cafes and patisseries. It was a little cool and windy when we were there so that might be part of it.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t notice them when I was there but just read on Reddit there are lockers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:San Sebastián is not really a “beach town.” It’s a city with beautiful shorelines and beaches.

Like Benidorm

Lol no