Urgull

This guide to Urgull in San Sebastian follows the final hours of the 1813 siege, when roughly 1,280 French soldiers, driven from the burning town below, scrambled up to the old Castillo de la Mota with nowhere left to retreat. You'll hear how their commander, General Louis Emmanuel Rey, held the fortress with a garrison already cut in half, while British and Portuguese forces under General Thomas Graham controlled the streets beneath. The guide also traces the argument over who lit the fire, and what Wellington was willing to admit. Stand at the ramparts and look down at the rebuilt rooftops below.