by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Nov 29 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2
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...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Oct 2 | Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
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 America....
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Aug 14 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2
Basque bowling game The bowling alleys in Elorrio are located in the rural neighbourhoods of Argiñeta and San Lorenzo, where they play during their festivals. The Argiñeta festival is held on the first weekend of August, and the San Lorenzo festival is held on 10...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 May 25 | Curiosities, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2
Coat of arms in Elorrio Most of the coats of arms in Elorrio have to do with the surnames that also appear on the coats of arms of the buildings located in the rural areas of the municipality. This is where the family’s original farmhouse is located. This...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Apr 20 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
CALVARIES OF ELORRIO The complex of crosses in Elorrio is currently the largest in the Basque Country. It represents ten percent of the crosses inventoried in the Basque Country. There are currently nine crosses in Elorrio. All of them are 16th century works and,...
by Bulegoa(e)ko Turismo | 2025 Mar 7 | Curiosities, Highlighhted, Highlighted 1, Highlighted 2, History
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March was declared International Women’s Day by the UN in 1975. We have to go back a few years, to 1917, to find the origins of International Women’s Day. That year, on 8 March, Russian women went on strike asking for...
