by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Nov 10 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
ESKUPILOTA In this form of the game of pelota the leather ball is struck directly with the hand. Players strap up their hands with protective tape and fabric. Basque pelota is a ball game that enjoys a long tradition in the Basque Country. With it, the Basques have...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Oct 5 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
ERREBONBILLOAK On the first Sunday in October a somewhat unusual festivitytakes place in Elorrio under the name of Errebonbilloak. In 1571 the Christian fleet defeated the Turks at the battle of Lepanto, thus cutting short the expansion of Islam across the western...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Sep 11 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
ELVIRA IÑURRIETA AZKARRAGA Elvira was the town midwife in Elorrio, and she helped bring more than 2400 children into the world. She was born in Barcelona, where her family had moved to work, in 1895. After living in various locations around Spain she eventually...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Aug 10 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
ALEJANDRO GOIKOETXEA OMAR One of the designers of the Talgo train and became known as the “betrayer of the Iron Ring”. Born in Elorrio on 23 March 1895. He was the engineer in charge of the construction of the fortified defences in the hills surrounding Bilbao known...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Jul 7 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
Valentin Berrio Otxoa Saint of Elorrio and sub Saint of Bizkaia He was born on 14 February 1827 in the Biscayan town of Elorrio. At the age of 15 he told his father that he wanted to be a priest, but the family economy was not at all good and he had to...
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...
