The Zuloaga Palace - High Tower House
Hondarribia-Culture, Tourism, Gastronomy
The Historic Quarter Of Hondarribia
The Parish Church of Santa Maria de La Asuncion y del Manzano
Agenda Cultural, Festivals and Traditions
City: Zarautz
The first document is known about Zarauz is the award in
1237 by Ferdinand III of outside San Sebastian. However, in a 1025 document mentions Elkano, a village
whose church dedicated to St. Peter and the early Gothic style, suggests to some
historians here as the primitive core of Zarauz . From early times this village appears tied to the lords
of Zarauz , regarded as one of the Elders who fought for the side Gamboinos. The legend of his coat of arms "Zarauz before Zarauz " is
to say that the settlement of this family predates the founding of the
town.
Among the activities of its inhabitants include
agriculture, shipbuilding and coastal fisheries run through "txalupas." The whaling juice also an important role in the economy
of the town. Proof of this is that this whale next to a castle and a
lion on the coat of arms of the villa.
The move to the modernity of this village comes together
at the beginning of tourism and industry. Coinciding with the summer residence of Queen Elizabeth
I I, tourism becomes an important economic activity, which represents a big break
in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Txema Fernandez and Fermin Etxeberria images
The Zuloaga Palace - High Tower House
Hondarribia-Culture, Tourism, Gastronomy
The Historic Quarter Of Hondarribia
The Parish Church of Santa Maria de La Asuncion y del Manzano
Agenda Cultural, Festivals and Traditions
