Guides and days out
The best restaurants and cider houses in Bilbao for enjoying cider
Cider is one of the hallmarks of northern Spain and of Basque cuisine, and something you should try
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News and the season
News from the cider world
What’s happening in the cider houses and around cider: the txotx season, festivals, awards and cider culture.
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Guides and days out
Festivals and events
Errenteria to open the txotx next Saturday for Sagardo Eguna
At the presentation they admitted that “organising a day as wonderful as this has not been easy”, but in the end they pulled it off through hard work
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Festivals and events
Expovacaciones expands its offer with “Txotx Experience”
Expovacaciones expands its offer with “Txotx Experience”, where visitors can enjoy a cider house menu and a variety of pintxos
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Gastronomy
Meat-free menus come to the cider houses
Several establishments in and around San Sebastián offer vegetarian, vegan or fish-only options
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News
Petritegi Cider House joins Real Sociedad
Petritegi Cider House joins the txuri urdin (white and blue) family. The Gipuzkoa company and Real Sociedad have reached an agreement for it to join RS Enpresak.
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News
Possible price agreements by notaries and cider makers under investigation
The Basque Competition Authority is investigating whether the Basque Country’s Association of Notaries and the Regulatory Council of the Euskal Sagardoa Designation of Origin have made a “collective price recommendation”.
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Gastronomy
Which is more fattening, beer or cider?
Beer and cider are two very popular drinks, and one of the questions most often asked by those who drink them is which is more fattening. Both are alcoholic drinks, but they are very different from each other, in terms of their ingredients, how they are made and the calories they provide.
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Txotx season
Hernani gets its pre-pandemic ‘txotx’ atmosphere back
A total of 244 coaches have arrived at the cider houses since the start of the season, dozens of them from Navarre, and around a hundred fines have been issued for urinating in public
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Guides and days out
Basque cider houses: the best plan with friends
This is how I experienced my first Basque cider house: the best plan with friends
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Cider culture
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Txotx season
25 coaches from Bizkaia, Álava and Navarre
Nearly 25 coaches bring people from Bizkaia, Álava and Navarre to the cider houses of Astigarraga and Hernani every weekend
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Guides and days out
Five cider houses to drink and eat your way through the Basque Country
Cider houses are a good way to discover the traditional cuisine of an ancient land with a long tradition of natural cider making
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