First thanks for the answers to my previous thread. i will be in Bordeaux with my 2 teen boys in early July. We have 2 days to do a quick side trip into Spain. Looking for suggestions for best border city/town to visit (we will be using a train pass). Thanks
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My pitch would be for San Sebastian, the heart of the Basque country. Use your rail pass to take the train to Hendaye on the French border (about 2 1/2 hours, several per day, but your best bet for a full day is the 6:27 am train)...come out of the station and look to the right for the little "Euskotren" station. Take that into San Sebastian (aka Donostia in Basque.) There are two trains/hour, right now at :21 and :51, and it takes about 35 minutes to make the run....but check this website to get the latest schedule just before you leave (http://www.euskotren.es/castellano/horarios/pdf/verano/08/ZUMAIA-HENDAIA.pdf). The run is NOT covered by rail passes, but the cost is about 2 Euro pp each way.