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Diaspora of the Elorrian people

Many people in the past had to emigrate from Elorrio in search of a better life. Some families headed south to cities like Cadiz and Seville, but some people...

Diaspora of the Elorrian people

Many people in the past had to emigrate from Elorrio in search of a better life. Some families headed south to cities like Cadiz and Seville, but some people...

Santa closed

Black Friday, another tradition borrowed from the United States. This is a commercial event that marks the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season.The term ‘Black Friday’ emerged in the 1960s in Philadelphia. Police officers used it to describe the chaos and...

Gastronomic clubs

The first gastronomic club was created in the city of San Sebastián in the 19th century. They are also known as “txokos” and are a very important part of Basque culture.These societies combine cuisine, companionship, and solidarity, and were created as informal...

Diaspora of the Elorrian people

Many people in the past had to emigrate from Elorrio in search of a better life. Some families headed south to cities like Cadiz and Seville, but some people had to travel even further, to...

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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 informative, inclusive, cross-cutting and gender...

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 area, it was christened...

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 managed to...

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 Mediterranean. It...

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 married in Donostia-San...

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 as the Iron Ring, which were...

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 stay and work in the...

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 usually the 21st or 22nd...

Manuel Plácido de Berriozabalbeitia

The creator of the Well-Spring of Love and Elorrio’s biggest patron. Manuel Plácido de Berriozabalbeitia (Elorrio 1775 - Madrid 1850) was born on the Berriozabalbeitia farmstead in the hamlet of Berriozabaleta. On completing his schooling he obtained a place in the...