- OCTOPUS FROM FLYSCH
- THE SECRETS OF THE BASQUE HOMESTEAD
- MARITIME EXPERIENCE
- DISCOVER EZKURTXERRI
- THE ZEST OF TXAKOLÍ AMONG FAMILY
- LAGUN ARTEAN
- CHEESE FROM AIA
- GOING OUT FOR DRINKS IN THE BARS IN AIA
- A CORNER OF LOCAL PRODUCTS IN AIA
- TXOTX MENU
- ZARAUTZ MARKET
- THE ZEST OF TXAKOLÍ
- THE ENIGMA OF THE BASQUE LANGUAGE
- SEA BREAM ORIO STYLE
- TXOTX EXPERIENCE
- THE ZEST OF TXAKOLÍ
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OCTOPUS FROM FLYSCH
The main character of Zumaia: among the rocks as well as in the kitchen.
Within the coast of the geopark, we can learn about the ancestral octopus fishing techniques and its traditional cuisine. Since the octopus is the main symbol of this fascinating natural environment. And, to top off this unforgettable experience, we can try a delicious pintxo accompanied by a txakolí.
Duration: 01:30.
Limited number of visitors: 25
What you need: appropriate footwear and clothing.
Minimum age: 8 years old.
Price: 16.00 € (under 12 year olds: 11.00 €).
Point of departure: Zumaia Tourist Office (Plaza Kantauri 13, Zumaia).
Booking is compulsory.
For more information and booking
THE SECRETS OF THE BASQUE FARM
Visit an authentic Basque farm
Visit an authentic Basque homestead and learn about its dwellers, while tasting milk, yogurt and cake.
Schedule: Saturdays – 11:30am
Price: 10.00 € (free up to 12 years).
Limited number of visitors: 8.
Booking is compulsory.
For more information and booking
T: 943 143 396
turismoa@zumaia.eus
Important: only in Spanish or Basque languages.
EXPERIENCIA MARÍTIMA
VISIT THE WORKROOM AND TASTE PRODUCTS FROM GETARIA
If you like canned fish in particular, don’t miss this visit. We’ll tell you how we prepare anchovies in salt, marinated anchovies, mackerel, etc. in our small workroom in Getaria.
You will discover the manual work required to prepare anchovy fillets in salt, and if you’re feeling bold, you can prepare the anchovy fillet you’ll be eating afterwards yourself.
Price: 22 € (under 12 year old children 7 €)
Duration: one hour
Schedule: Fridays
Schedule: 10:30 Eng/Fr | 11:30 Basq/Spa
Groups: maximum 12 people
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THE ZEST OF TXAKOLÍ AMONG FAMILY
This family winery has the Txakolí de Getaria Denomination of Origin and opens its doors to show its vineyards and day-to-day activity. An appropriate tour for the family.
The tour includes the history of the winery and the txakolí winemaking process. The children will carry out the visit accompanied by the comic “Tumatxa”. At the end of the visit there is a tasting of local products and txakolí.
Schedule: 11:00
Day: Wednesday
Location: Txakolindegi Talai Berri. Barrio Talaimendi, 728.
Price: 18.00 € (Children: up to 12 year olds 9 €).
For further information and bookings::
T: 943 132 750
info@talaiberri.com
http://www.talaiberri.com/
LAGUN ARTEAN – GASTRONOMIC ROUTE
Are you up to eating a few pintxos with us? We’ll be tasting pintxos in three bars and also visiting a gastronomic society.
While strolling down the street the participants will receive information about the town, its customs and particularities. The aim is to make the visistors feel like citizens, engaged in the town as if out with a group of friends. A unique and special opportunity to discover Zarautz in a friendly atmosphere.
Limited number of visitors: booking is necessary.
Price: 25.00 €.
Location: Experiences, Nafarroa 3
Schedule: Saturdays, 19:30
For further information and bookings:
T: 618 775 820
CHEESE FROM AIA
Cheese is a delicious food: it provides proteins, fats, calcium, selenium and vitamins. A sheer delight, with a good loaf of bread, and nothing else. Or along with some anchovies or accompanied by a white wine. And, of course, with walnuts and sweet quince, as is customary in cider houses.
Where to buy cheese in Aia. You need to call beforehand.
Elkano 1 Gaztagune 653 732 212
Agerre-Buru Cheeses 943 834 201 / 607 189 442
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A CORNER OF LOCAL PRODUCTS IN AIA
In this corner of local products located in the centre of Aia you can find the best local products from our “baserritarras” (farmers), for you to enjoy them wherever you like. Cheese, cider, txalolí, canned foods and the best seasonal products.
A place where local gastronomic products are sold.
Sartalde Kalea, 1 (In the BM cooperative).
Schedule:
- From Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 20:00
- Saturdays: 09:00 – 14:00
- Sundays: 9:00 – 13:00
TXOTX + MENU EXPERIENCE
Learn about the world of cider and the history of Satxota. This family cider house prepares its cider in its cider press, bottles it and sells it all year round. Along with the cider house menu that it offers, the “txotx” and a visit to its facilities are a rich and pleasant experience.
Visit + txotx + aperitif + cider menu 36 €. Essential to book first. The essence of txakolí (Zudugarai)
ZARAUTZ MARKET
Zarautz has an attractive variety of things to do. It also has some charming and lesser-known spots worth visiting. One of these is the market. The centre of the market building dating back to 1903 boasts the colourful fruit, vegetable and flower harvest of local producers. The covered counters down the sides are filled with deli produce, cheeses, meats, fish, fruit and flowers.
There are tomatoes, pulses, peppers, spinach, lettuce, onions, potatoes, garlic, leeks, carrots, cauliflowers, squashes, cabbages, beans, peas… All produce is seasonal. These items are the greatest ambassadors of our town and our local region, and you’ll find all these are more in the Zarautz Market.
The wisdom of our farmers and our proximity to the sea make for a top quality harvest. The market is a treasure trove of the prime raw ingredients used by our chefs to create the best of Basque cuisine. Delve in and experience it for yourself!
Opening hours:
From Monday to Friday: 08:15 – 13:15 and 17:00 – 20:15
Saturdays: 08:00 – 13:30.
Address: Calle Mayor 27 (It also has two entrances from Calle Zigordia).
THE ZEST OF TXAKOLÍ IN AIA
In Aia the doors of many wineries are open, for visiting the winery and vineyards and learn about their day-to-day activity. A special and friendly visit. And, of course, a tasting of pintxos and txakolí.
The work and history will be made clear during our visit to one of the family wineries located within the C.R.D.O. txakolí de Getaria denomination, pintxo and txakolí tasting in the winery.
Standard visit: a visit to the vineyard and winery (while the project and work are explained) and a tasting of two wines (KPilota and K5), accompanied by local products.
Schedule: from Monday to Saturday – 11:00 – 12:15
Price:
- 2-4 people: 34€ per person (VAT included)
- 5-15 people: 27€ per person (VAT included)
- Children fee
- On Saturdays at least 4 people
Limited number of visitors: 15.
Booking is compulsory.
For more information and bookings:
688 870 169 / 943 240 005
https://www.bodegak5.com/visits/?lang=en
THE ENIGMA OF THE BASQUE LANGUAGE
Discover the Basque people
Do you want to learn about one of the oldest cultures in Europe? Would you like to discover the singularity of one of the oldest languages in our continent? On this guided tour that crosses through the historic quarter of Zumaia we will discover the most well-known aspects of the Basque culture, language, sports and traditions. Plus, enjoy the chance to visit the old warehouse where the fish was sold and taste a pintxo in a genuine gastronomic society.
Duration: 01:30.
Limited number of visitors: 25
What you need:
Minimum age: 8 years old.
Price: 16.00 € (under 12 year olds: 11.00 €).
Point of departure: Zumaia Tourist Office (Plaza Kantauri 13, Zumaia).
Booking is compulsory.
For more information and booking
SEA BREAM ORIO STYLE
Come, look and learn all the secrets to preparing red snapper Orio style, from the master chefs of our grills. An unforgettable experience: its background and the intricacies of this recipe, the aromas, flavours, and of course, a chance to taste the red snapper along with a txakolí.
Date: every Friday all year round.
Schedule: 13:00 – 14:00
Where: this will be confirmed when the booking is made.
Price: 75€ adults, price per person. Includes: Snack local product (antxoas or similar), bottle of txakoli and sea bream. Children up to 14 years old free (they share the tasting with adults).
Minimum group size: 2 people. Reservations must always be in even numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 people.
More information and bookings:
Orio Tourist Office
943 835 565
TXOTX EXPERIENCE
Strolling through the apple orchard we will learn the work performed on the apple trees; as well as the type of apple planted and tools used to determine when to harvest. Followed by the apple’s development process until it turns into cider. The visit ends with a small tasting of local products and cider straight from the cask.
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday: At 11:00
Price: 10.00 €.
Location: Sidrería Arizia. Frantsesbidea s/n.
For further information::
T: 943 143 396
arizia@arizia.net
TXAKOLÍ FROM GETARIA
THE WINERIES
Discover the secrets of txakoli in one of the many wineries offering guided tours. Learn about this traditional wine’s characteristics, the winemaking and bottling process, and enjoy a tasting of the house production.
AMEZTOI
Full White Tasting
Visit to Ameztoi winery: tasting of three exclusive house white txakolis: fresh 9·6, elegant Primus, and exclusive Kirkilla.
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Price: €24/person
Full White Experience
Visit to Ameztoi winery: tasting of Cantabrian anchovies and white tuna + three exclusive white txakolis: fresh 9·6, elegant Primus, and exclusive Kirkilla.
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Price: €32/person
*Minimum 4 people
Tour schedule:
- Low season (Jan 1 – June 21 & Sept 15 – Dec 31): Saturday to Tuesday at 11:00
- High season (June 22 – Sept 14): Monday to Sunday at 11:00
Contact:
- Phone: +34 943 06 09 46
- E-mail: reservas@txakoliameztoi.com
- Web: www.txakoliameztoi.com
TXOMIN ETXANIZ
Come visit us — we’ll be delighted to welcome you. We’ll show you our vineyards and the txakoli production process.
Guided tour and txakoli tasting with Cantabrian anchovies and tuna.
Duration:approx. 90 minutes
Price:€22/person
*Minimum 4 people
Tour schedule:
- Monday to Saturday (excluding holidays): 11:00 / 11:30
Booking required
Contact:
- Phone: +34 943 14 07 02
- E-mail: txakoli@txominetxaniz.com
- Web: www.txominetxaniz.com
GAINTZA
If you want to discover the secrets of our wine — txakoli — come visit our home in Gaintza. We’ll show you the qualities of this traditional, genuine, and original wine. Based in Getaria, many of our vineyards benefit from the proximity of the Cantabrian Sea. Growing grapes here isn’t easy, which is why txakoli with the Getariako Txakolina Designation of Origin is so fresh.
3 txakolis and 3 pintxos
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Price: €20/person
Schedule:
Tuesday to Saturday at 11:30 (excluding holidays)
Minimum 2 people // Private tours and group visits available
Contact:
- Phone: +34 943140032
- E-mail: info@gaintza.com
- Web: www.gaintza.com
Booking required
AKARREGI TXIKI
We’ll show you our winery, how we work, our txakoli, and of course — we’ll get to know you too.
Guided visit and txakoli tasting with Cantabrian anchovies and tuna.
*Minimum 6 people
Booking required
Contact:
- Phone: 635 737 079
- E-mail: info@akarregitxiki.com
- Web: www.akarregitxiki.com
GAÑETA
Winery visit + tasting of 3 txakolis paired with assorted pintxos
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Price:
- 4–22 people: €40/person
- 22–50 people: €30/person
- <50 people: €25/person
Schedule:
Wednesday to Sunday: 11:00 and 17:00
*Minimum 4 people
Contact:
- Phone: +34 943 14 01 74
- E-mail: admin@gaineta.com
- Web: www.gaineta.com
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