The popularity of the resort among aristocracy explains plenty of upscale restaurants and clubs, local guest houses are considered to be the best ones in the world. The highest density of the upscale restaurants rewarded with Michelin stars attracts even more of fastidious gourmands and genuine connoisseurs of haute cuisine.
The resort city holds several remarkable cultural events of global significance during the year. The San Sebastian International Film Festival is one of such global events. The festival was first held in 1953 upon an initiative of local businessmen. The aim of the festival was to prolong a tourist season on the resort and thus to attract more tourists to the destination. The event was of great success and since that time the festival has been held on a regular basis. An established place of holding of the festival is a building of the Kursaal Congress Center by Rafael Moneo which is located not far from a popular beach of the resort.
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