Plaza de la Constitución

This guide to the Plaza de la Constitucion in San Sebastian starts with the numbers stenciled above the windows around the square, once used to sell reserved balcony seats for watching bullfights in the ring this plaza became after the fire of 1813. You'll hear how architect Ugartemendia wrapped the rebuilt square in arcaded apartments around 1817, and how families paid more for the balconies closest to the ring below. The guide follows how the square kept its role as San Sebastian's gathering place long after the bulls stopped coming. Look up at the old town hall clock facing the square as you listen.