- Gipuzkoa
- Makes its own cider
- Open all year
Tximista cider house
Gudarien Etorbidea, 2, 20240 Ordizia
History and atmosphere
About Tximista cider house
The Tximista cider house, with more than 30 years of experience, is right in the centre of Ordizia. From the fruit of its own apple trees, topped up with apples from other orchards in Gipuzkoa, it makes a fine cider that can be enjoyed straight from the cask at txotx or from the bottle.
It has two areas seating 140 people in total, where the kupelas (casks) stand: 5 wooden and 8 stainless steel. Tximista is open all year round, serving lunch every day and dinner on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Being right in the centre of Ordizia, it is an excellent choice if you are coming by public transport, as it is also very close to the RENFE railway station, where parking is available too.
For the curious: the tolare (cider press) and the rest of the cider-making machinery can be seen from the dining room.
For the last few seasons Tximista has been making its own cider under the Euskal Sagardoa Designation of Origin (DO), with apples from orchards in Askizu, Antzuola, Ataun and Ezkio. It offers guided tours with a tasting of cider and Idiazabal cheese.
Specialities
Traditional txotx menu with home-made desserts, plus special menus and à la carte dishes all year round. Bean stews with chargrilled T-bone steak.
From tree to bottle
Tximista’s own house cider
As well as a cider house, it’s a cider maker: it makes its own cider, and what’s served at the table comes from its own cellar.
Quality labels
- DO Euskal Sagardoa Designation of origin for natural Basque cider: only local apples from registered orchards in Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, not pasteurised and with no added gas. The French Basque Country joins through the cross-border PDO, pending in the EU. The seal goes on each bottle, not on the cider maker.
What you can buy
Experiences
Beyond the table at Tximista cider house
Ordizia
from €52.00
Guided tour with cider and Idiazabal cheese tasting
Tximista, in Ordizia, offers a half-hour guided tour to see how its cider is made, with a tasting in which…
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What it offers
Services and facilities
Services
At the table
Facilities
Celebrations
Visits and sales
Getting there
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Opening hours
Tximista cider house opening hours
1 January to 31 May
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 13:00–17:00
- Wednesday
- 13:00–17:00
- Thursday
- 13:00–17:00
- Friday
- 13:00–17:00
- Saturday
- 13:00–17:00
- Sunday
- 13:00–17:00
1 June to 31 December
- Monday
- 13:00–17:00
- Tuesday
- 13:00–16:00
- Wednesday
- 13:00–17:00
- Thursday
- 13:00–17:00
- Friday
- 13:00–17:00
- Saturday
- 13:00–19:00
- Sunday
- 13:00–17:00
Open all year. Txotx season, January to May: Tuesday to Sunday, 13:00 to 17:00; dinners by prior arrangement for groups of more than 10. June to December, according to Google, open every day at midday: 13:00 to 17:00, except Tuesday (13:00-16:00) and Saturday (13:00-19:00).
Opening hours are a guide: they can change on public holidays, during holidays or from one season to the next. Check before you go.
Location
How to get to Tximista cider house
Gudarien Etorbidea, 2, 20240 Ordizia Open in Google Maps-
By car
Look up the address in your satnav. In season, cider house car parks fill up early on Saturdays.
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By bus
Some bus routes run near the area. Check the timetable before you go, especially for the way back.
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As a group
Many cider houses arrange a coach for groups: ask when you book.
In the media
News about Tximista
Txotx season
Paco Etxeberria opens Goierri’s 2026 txotx season at Oiharte
The Beasain-born forensic doctor, named ambassador of Goierri cider, called the first txotx in Zerain on the day the district’s four cider houses opened; this year they have made 125,000 litres from local apples
Via Noticias de Gipuzkoa 2 min read
