Bernardo Ponsol, of French origin, founded Casa Ponsol in the same place it is located today, in 1838. An establishment that commenced as a hat shop (hats, berets and all kinds of headwear for the ladies). Being founded so far in the past, makes it the oldest operating shop in San Sebastián, the oldest hat shop in the Basque Country and also Spain.
Project executed within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, and financed by the European Union-Next Generation EU and by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, and by the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Consumption of the Basque Government.
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