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...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 May 4 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
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...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Apr 5 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
Traditional trade When he granted Elorrio its town charter in 1356 Don Tello, Lord of Bizkaia, had two purposes in mind: to provide a defensive bastion and to strengthen trade. In the newly founded town agriculture was important but it was not the main way of...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Mar 3 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
March 31st The Aviazione Legendaria Italiana planes that left Soria on 31st March 1937 and entered Duranguesado bombed Elorrio and Durango at around 8:30 a.m., destroying both towns. The aim of the bombing was to destroy the main roads leading to Arrasate and Elgeta....
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2024 Feb 4 | Festivals, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2
Carnival Carnivals are festivals celebrated all over the world towards the end of winter. It has been believed that in the Basque Country there was a call to awaken the earth with noise.Carnival has to do, as already mentioned, with the celebrations of the spring...
