The Teatro Victoria Eugenia of San Sebastian !!! .

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One of the most lively cities in Spain, rich in Basque tradition and close to the French border;you can’t ask for more. The city was first visited from France by car and then from Madrid as well, always wonderful family memories ; and always looking forward to be back eventually. The City was from 1914 built up following Haussmanian architecture as in Paris. That is why is so beautiful…! I found me new picture in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the Teatro Victoria Eugenia of San Sebastian !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Teatro Victoria Eugenia Theatre is named in honor of Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg, wife of Alfonso XIII. Built in the Neo-Renaissance style, it was inaugurated in 1912. It hosted important zarzuela premieres and all editions of the San Sebastián International Film Festival until 1999. Between 2001 and 2007, a major restoration of the theatre was completed. Here have played some of the most important interpreters of classical or theater music.

The Victoria Eugenia Theatre, in the Spanish Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Platerasque styles, has its main entrance on the Paseo de la República Argentina and occupies a total area of ​​2,400 square meters. The main façade features four busts representing the Counts of Peñaflorida, Arriaga, Eslava, Gayarre, Gaztambide, and Santesteban. The main hall is covered by a vaulted ceiling decorated with frescoes in a “costumbrista” style. Before renovations completed in 2007, the theater’s capacity was approximately 1,250 seats. After the renovations, the capacity was reduced to 900, primarily due to the installation of larger seats and the removal of those with poorer visibility. The main hall’s seating is divided between the main seating area, the upper level reserved for balconies ;accessed via the steps just inside the theater’s entrance, the lower level, and the amphitheater. Following the renovations, two new spaces were created: the “Sala Club,” built beneath the seating area thanks to the considerable depth lost in the former seating area, and a dance and ballet studio under the building’s roof. The theater also houses the offices of the San Sebastián Jazz Festival, the Musical Fortnight, and the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

The official Teatro Victoria Eugenia : https://www.victoriaeugenia.eus/es/teatro/conocenos

The San Sebastian tourist office on the Teatro Victoria Eugenia:  https://sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/establecimientos/teatro-victoria-eugenia-4/

The city of San Sebastian on planning things to do:  https://www.donostia.eus/ataria/es/web/info/planak

The Euskadi Basque tourist office on the Victoria Eugenia Theater:  https://tourism.euskadi.eus/en/cultural-heritage/victoria-eugenia-theatre/webtur00-content/en/

There you go folks, again by this wonderful city of San Sebastian, that I would love to visit again, and a must to visit in my dear Spain,  Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Teatro Victoria Eugenia of San Sebastian !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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