La Concha beach

General information

San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa.

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Shower and public changing booths opening hours

• June and September: from 9:00h. to 20:00h.
• July and August: from 9:00h. to 20:30h.
• April, May and October: from 10:00 to 18:00h

Assisted bathing schedule

• From 15 June to 15 September: from 11:00h to 19:30h.

Accessibility information

Services and facilities

• WC: 24 (3 adapted)
• Showers: 62 (hot water) + 1 for wheelchair users. Access to showers: 1,60€
• Access to lockers and showers: 2,50€ (plus 6,5€ of deposit, cash payment only)
• A towel rental service is available at the showers: 1€
• There is a first aid kit.
• The beach has a lifeguard service during the bathing season from 1 June to 30 September.
• La Concha beach provides an assisted bathing service for people with reduced mobility, the elderly and/or the disabled.

Transport

• It can be reached by adapted public transport.
• The 8, 9, 13, 14, 29, 33, 36, 37, 40 and 42 services from the urban bus network operated by Dbus have stops near the beach.
• The nearest bus stops are “Libertad 21”, “Libertad 19”, “Libertad 15” and “Libertad 7”, 250 m away./li>
• Information on services and schedules: www.dbus.eus
• Or in Dbus app.
• The beach is a 650 meters from Amara Euskotren station and 800 meters from the bus station.
• The pedestrian routes between the bus stops, train stations and the beach are accessible to wheelchair users.

Parking spaces for PRM

• There are on-street spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility in the city centre near the beach.
• European Blue Parking Badge holders can park free of charge for 24 hours at a time in on-street spaces marked as PRM.
• They can also park in any OTA zone at tariff 2.
• The nearest underground car parks to the beach are parking Kontxa, 50 m away, and parking San Martin 200 m away.
• All public car parks have spaces reserved for PRM for a fee.

Access

• The beach has access ramps.

Adapted toilets

• There are 3 adapted toilets and a shower accessible to wheelchair users at the beach.

Getting around

During the bathing season there is a walkway accessible to users with reduced mobility from the main entrance, located near the clocks.

Escort service: assisted bathing and barrier-free bathing

During the bathing season, La Concha beach offers two services to support the disabled, the elderly and/or people with reduced mobility.

Assisted bathing for people with reduced mobility.

This services facilitates access to enjoy La Concha beach and make it possible for people with mobility problems to swim in the sea using an "amphibious vehicle" which, with the help of one or two monitors, allows mobility both on the sand and in the water.

• Dates and times: every day from 15 June to 30 September. From 11:00 to 19:30h.
• Location: on La Concha beach, next to the clocks and the lifeguard station.
• Reserving a slot: the service accepts drop-ins but preference will be given customers with reservations. You can make a reservation during bathing hours with the monitors where the service is provided, or by calling +34 662 387 008.
• Reservations cannot be made more than 7 days in advance. Reservations cannot be made for more than 3 hours in a given week.

Barrier-free bathing.

Fundación Hegalak – Zabalik offers a barrier-free bathing service at the Hegalak sports centre. The service is an escort programme on San Sebastián's La Concha beach for people with functional diversity or reduced mobility.

• It is provided by qualified personnel with specialist training in assisting disabled and elderly people, lifeguard services and physiotherapy.
• It provides the necessary technical support to facilitate access: transfer cranes, buggies and assisted bathing accessories, special walking sticks for the sand, life vests, etc.

Assistance dogs

Assistance dogs (guide, signal, medical alert, autism, service dogs for people with reduced mobility, etc.) are admitted free of charge, in accordance with Law 10/2007, of 29 June, on Assistance Dogs for the Care of People with Disabilities.

Physical accessibility

• Toilets, booths and adapted showers.
• Parking spaces for PRM in the vicinity.
• Barrier-free access.
• Assisted bathing service available in summer.

Visual accessibility

• Important announcements by PA.
• Assisted bathing service available.
• SS Turismo offers an audio guide on the web: www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en

Hearing accessibility

• No magnetic induction loop at the lifeguard station.
• There are also no instructions or information in sign language.