Lunch options in Antiguo:
As you may know, San Sebastián is well-known for its high-quality cuisine and its pintxos (Basque tapas), and the Antiguo neighborhood, where the venue is located, is no exception. Some suggestions for lunch in Antiguo neighbourhood, close to the iWORDD conference venue.
The list below is organized by proximity to the venue, ranging from a 5-minute walk to a 15-minute walk. Please keep in mind that these are just suggestions, and there may be other places that are also excellent options.
- La cervecería: (Plaza Gorgatxo,1): The pintxo de "bacalao con emulsion de pistachos" (cod with pistachios), is a 5-star pintxo, but everything is really good in general. Keep in mind that it can be a busy place sometimes and if the weather is nice the terrace can be full. But this place is overall really worth it.
- Oliyos (Escolta Real 4): Every pintxo or sharing plate is good here, tiny but mighty. Very close to the previous place.
- Antzara (Matia 14): It can be very busy. They have excellent pintxos and sharing plates as well.
- Bar Pepe (Zumalakarregi 3): From quick and hearty meals to slightly more elaborate dishes, this place is located close to the previous one and the beach.
- Orburu restaurant (Matia 5): if you are vegetarian and you want to eat seated.
- Weitao (Matia 17): Japanese food.
- La Mera Mera (Matia 38): Mexican restaurant, very nice.
- Kalaberri (Matia 50): Quite new but doing well so far.
- Kobak: (Simona de Lajust 8): This is the farthest option, about a 15-minute walk from the venue, but it has a lovely terrace and offers excellent pintxos and sharing plates.
- Bar campus (Ondarreta 15): Great tortilla pintxo (Spanish omelette).
- M de Martin (Vitoria-Gasteiz 6): Variety of pintxos.
The comments are from Eider Juaristi, a local from this neighborhood who works at the BCBL (Thanks, Eider!).
Transport:
Buses (Dbus)
Dbus operates the city's urban bus network with over 40 lines covering San Sebastian and neighboring towns.
- Operating Hours: ~7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily
- Fares: €1.95 per single ride; payment by card directly on board
- Near Venue: Real-time route finder available at dBUS app and Donostia Transport app
- Accessibility: Most buses are wheelchair-accessible; contact Dbus for specific route needs
- Night Service: "Búhos" (Owl) buses run Fri/Sat/holiday eves only, midnight- 4 a.m., departing from San Sebastián Boulevard (fare: €2.65)
Taxis: do not stop if you wave at them in the street. Instead, you need to either call them (+34 943 404040/ +34 943 464646) to pick you up from your location (the hotel receptionist can also call them for you), or you can find them at designated Taxi Stops throughout the city.
- Taxi Stop next to the venue: TA13
- Map showing all the Taxi Stops in the city: Taxi Stops Map
Uber has recently started working in the city.
Information for Symposium/Oral presentations:
Your presentation will be uploaded to two shared laptops that you will be able to use during your oral session.The two laptops have the following configurations:
Laptop 2 (Inspiron 03) : MS Windows 11, Microsoft Office 2019, Adobe Reader 26.001.21563, VLC 3.0.23
Information for poster presentations:
We would like to inform you that these are the poster dimensions for the iWORDD 2026:
- Maximum poster height: 120 cm
- Maximum poster width: 113 cm
Each poster will be given a unique number which corresponds to the poster panel and there will be tape provided to secure your poster on the board.