The border town is situated on a little promontory facing Hendaye (France) over the Txingudi bay.

In addition, Hondarribia features a beach across the Bidasoa from the touristy housing estate Sokoburu in Hendaye, alongside a mountain called Jaizkibel providing a hilly backdrop to the town.

Although Milton, in Paradise Lost associated the rout of Charlemagne in 778 with Fontarabia, it is generally understood to have taken place at Roncesvalles.

The Hondarribia-Irun plays in the Spanish women's basketball league since 2003, and it has competed against European teams several times.

Furthermore, the Vilariño family, which is fully linked to the world of the engine, continues to achieve success at national and European levels.