Basque Country Tourist Guide

the markets

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t he markets and fairs foster direct contact between producers and clients. In San Sebastian La Bretxa, El Antiguo and San Martín are outstanding. In Ordizia –on Wednesdays– the benchmark prices for he rest of the territory are set and, in Tolosa , Saturday is the ideal day to do the week's shopping. La Ribera, in Bilbao , is the biggest municipal provisions market and the most extensive covered market in Europa. Gernika-Lumo welcomes you on the first day of the week throughout the year and, much more crowded, on the first and last Monday of October. The Orozko market , held every Saturday of the year, is also outstanding. In Vitoria-Gasteiz the Plaza de Abastos (produce market) is a colourful scene of visiting producers and farmers of the region who exhibit a selection of vegetables, fruits and cheeses outside.

Seasonal fairs On various occasions throughout the year, they organize special markets such as those of Santo Tomás in the three Basque capitals, the Salvatierra-Agurain livestock fair, the potato fair in Valdegovía-Gaubea , the Santiago market in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Pimiento de Gernika day, the Mercado Agrícola (farmers' market) in Balmaseda and the vintage in the Rioja Alavesa . www.academiavascadegastronomia.com

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