Photos: Wielogorski, Sebastian, creator, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Jchmrt, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ermell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Wielogorski, Sebastian, creator, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Jchmrt, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ermell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Peine del Viento, sculpture built for the sea
Your local guide
Eneko Zabaleta
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Highlights
- Iron forms set into working rock
- Sculpture designed around the tide
- Waves forced through cut channels
- Chillida's art, built for this spot
- Where sculpture meets the sea
About this tour
This session focuses on the Peine del Viento, Eduardo Chillida's iron sculptures set into the rocks at the western end of Playa de Ondarreta. You see the forms up close and hear how the piece was designed to work with the sea rather than sit apart from it. Eneko explains why this spot was chosen specifically for its wave patterns.
The walk stays close to the sculptures, timed where possible for a tide that makes the rock formations audible. Eneko answers questions about Chillida's wider work as they come up.
This suits anyone interested in public art that responds to its setting. It also pairs well with Eneko's Kursaal session for two very different pieces of modern design in the same city.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of San Sebastian before heading out.
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Iron sculptures in the rocks 15 min
The camera moves along Eduardo Chillida's iron forms set directly into the rocks at the bay's western end, built to work with the waves rather than against them.
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Waves through the sculpture 15 min
Depending on the tide, water forces air through channels cut into the rock beneath the sculptures, and I explain how Chillida designed the piece to use that sound deliberately.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about San Sebastian: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Pintxos and Centro, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through San Sebastian, showing you Iron sculptures in the rocks and Waves through the sculpture live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I show the sculptures live with my phone.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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