I didn’t go to San Sebastián planning to learn how to surf. That was not part of the plan. The plan was food, ocean views, wandering the city, and pretending I was going to “take it slow.” And then I got to Zurriola Beach. Watched surfers make it look way too easy. Then booked a surf lesson. Why San Sebastián Is a Great Place to Learn Surfing San Sebastián sits on Spain’s northern coast in the Basque Country, and it has a very specific kind of energy: relaxed, coastal, and qu