What are the canvas booths on Ondarreta beach in San Sebastian in Spain for?

Question

Pictures of Ondarreta beach in San Sebastian in Spain show rows and rows of small, blue and white striped canvas tents. What are they? Changing booths, or what? Are they found elsewhere in Spain? How do they reflect the Spanish (or perhaps Basque?) character? For example, didn't Picasso do some paintings of them? Any observations would be much appreciated.

There are two pictures on Wikimedia Commons (search for "Ondarreta"), but if you have problems, send me a message and I'll give you the links.

Answer 1

They are used for changing clothes,...when you finish your bath, you can take off your swimming suit and get your clothes on.

They are also used in Santander (Sardinero Beach), and they were more used long time ago, when seeing someone else naked was something awfull....and it goes more with the basque culture than with the spanish....don't really know if picaso painted them or not, sorry....

but Juan Jose de Garay did:

http://jjdegaray.iespana.es/juan_j2.jpg....

sorry, i already replied to this question.....but I live in the basque country, and I know it for sure...