Eneko Goia: "We had a great Big Week."
Fireworks have been the most popular event, with a total of 665,000 participants, and the most successful concerts in Sagüés have been those of OBK, Morodo and Leire Martinez.
The mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián, Eneko Goia, has made an assessment of the recently concluded Big Week at a press conference held this Sunday morning, in which he has no doubt that this year has been "round . "
"All the events that were scheduled have been carried out normally, in a good atmosphere, and that's what a Big Week is for, "the mayor said.
Goia said Big Week in San Sebastian "has stabilized among the biggest and favorite parties in the cities. "
He has acknowledged that the effect of heat has been felt for several days and that "the number of participants in some event has been somewhat lower", while others have been "even more successful", such as the water parks and slides installed in the Kursaal, "which have been collar during these days because they have been used as refreshments".
As for the possible incidents, he points out that they have not had any serious incident and that this is always "a joy". However, he recalls a "sad" incident that occurred during the holidays, thedeath of a man who was taking part in the swimming crossing ofthe Paseo Nuevo . "Here it is for us to express our full solidarity with the family of the deceased," he says, "and to thank all the services that responded when it happened, because they acted quickly and quickly."
Significant data
The mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián has detailed that the fireworks have been the event that has brought together the most participants, a total of 665,000. As for the concerts in Sagüés, the most successful have been those of OBK, Morodo and Leire Martinez.
He has stressed that neighborhood initiatives have also gone "very well" and that Gros, Amara or Antigua are gradually "opening up to the festive atmosphere. "
The mayor has also thanked "Donostia Kultura and Donostia Festak for their good organization, sponsors, collaborators, volunteers, associations and all the municipal services that have to work to make the holidays work."
In this regard, it has advanced that the city has probably had the best public transport data in its history. The data are provisional in the case of the Dbus service, but they believe that "we have exceeded the number of users in history". It is a "striking" fact that the 851,167 trips currently estimated represent 5.65% more than in the previous year.
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