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In the last 20 to 30 years, the rest of the world has also discovered the culture, and culinary tourism in the region and the city has grown dramatically. It is perhaps not surprising that San Sebastián is the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants per capita in the world.",{"type":304,"content":443},[444,447],{"text":321,"type":308,"marks":445},[446],{"type":311},{"text":448,"type":308,"marks":449},"This is where the hit wine series Drops of God was shot",[450,454],{"type":328,"attrs":451},{"href":452,"uuid":453,"anchor":143,"target":332,"linktype":28},"\u002Fen-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fexperiences\u002Ffood-and-wine\u002Fdrops-of-god-filming-location","9d12ecc2-be43-44d1-943a-9d60b89637f1",{"type":311},{"type":304,"content":456},[457],{"text":458,"type":308},"Eneko says that this revolution helped promote the whole of San Sebastián as a unique food destination and that the wave continues to further innovation to this day. 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