West of the Centro, the Antiguo neighbourhood follows the curve of the bay toward Monte Igueldo with a quieter, more residential character. Ondarreta beach picks up where La Concha ends, separated by a rocky outcrop, and is the preferred stretch for families and those who find La Concha too central. The western end of Ondarreta hosts Eduardo Chillida's Peine del Viento — the Comb of the Wind — a set of rusted steel sculptures embedded in the rocks where the Atlantic crashes against the base of Igueldo.
The installation, completed in 1977 with terraces by the Basque architect Luis Pena Ganchegui, is the finest piece of public art in the city and possibly the finest on any coastline: the sculptures grip the rock like iron fingers combing the sea, and on stormy days the waves explode through blowholes in the terrace with a force that sends columns of spray skyward. Beyond Chillida, the funicular station marks the beginning of the climb to Monte Igueldo, and the residential streets of Antiguo slope gently upward, quiet and leafy and far from the pintxo crowds.