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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Mar 7 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March was declared International Women’s Day by the UN in 1975. We have to go back a few years, to 1917, to find the origins of International Women’s Day. That year, on 8 March, Russian women went on strike asking for...

ELORRIO. “HARRIA ETA TALADRINA”

by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Feb 8 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History

ELORRIO. “HARRIA ETA TALADRINA” In 2022, Elorrio started the publication of the magazine “Harria eta Taladrina”, which reflects its historical link with iron and industry. This magazine aims to publicize and disseminate the industrial heritage in an...

WHAT DOES ELORRIO MEAN?

by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Dec 21 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History

WHAT DOES ELORRIO MEAN? Here it is the explanation of where the name Elorrio comes from. In Spanish, it means hawthorn, hawthorn is a type of tree, and ‘elorria’ is also used to designate the red fruits of this tree. Due to the abundance of hawthorn bushes around this...

Midsummer´s night

by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Jun 2 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History

Midsummer´s night The celebration of Midsummer’s Eve has its origins in the pagan celebration related to the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. The summer solstice is the time when we have the longest day of the year and the shortest night. This day is...