A sagardotegi is a type of cider house found in the Basque Country where Basque cider and traditional foods such as cod omelettes are served. Modern sagardotegis can broadly be described as a cross between a steakhouse and a cider house.
The txotx in a semi-traditional sagardotegi in Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country
Pressing apples in a traditional way without a press using a wooden mallet called 'pisoi'
A txotx
The main square of Astigarraga with the stones and track for the idi-probak
Hernani is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. The town sits on the left bank of the Urumea river. It is located at a distance of 9.2 km from San Sebastián. The municipality of Hernani occupies an area of approximately 40 square kilometres and is bordered by San Sebastián, Astigarraga, Arano, Elduayen, Errenteria, Lasarte-Oria and Urnieta.
Hernani
Darío de Regoyos, Hernani landscape, 1900 (Málaga, Carmen Thyssen Museum).
Inside of a Sagardotegi
Gudaris square. Parochial Church of San Juan Bautista and Town Hall.