Donostia-San Sebastián offers the perfect combination of natural beauty and architectural diversity, making it ideal for a wide variety of scenes. The lush green mountains and gardens exist side by side with water-based areas such as beaches, the island, the port, the lighthouse and the bridges that cross and give life to the River Urumea. The city also contains churches and hermitages in different architectural styles including rationalism, neo-classicism and gothic, which provide an interesting contrast to 21st century sculptures and buildings such as the Kursaal Conference Centre. Modernist streets, plateresque buildings, palaces and squares all combine to give the city its special flavour. Water is also a key element in the Gipuzkoan capital, being present throughout the city and exerting an undeniable visual force.

Directors such as Imanol Uribe, Daniel Calparso, Manuel Gutierrez Aragón, Montxo Armendariz, Eloy de la Iglesia , Julio Medem, Juanma Bajo Ulloa and Federico Luppi, have all chosen Donostia- San Sebastián, with its beaches, streets, gardens and palaces being, among others, the most popular locations.

In addition to convenient road connections to Madrid , Barcelona , Bordeaux and Paris , the city also has an extensive rail network (including the French TGV high-speed train) and an airport in the nearby town of Hondarribia . Furthermore, the international airports of Bilbao , Vitoria , Pamplona and Biarritz are all located within a 100 kilometre radius.