Center of It All
Neighborhood: Historic Quarter
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The plaza's present appearance is the result of a design by 19th century architects Pedro Manuel de Ugartemendia and Alexo de Miranda. This square is the social and urban center of the Parte Vieja, occupying a place held by earlier squares that were destroyed by fires on two previous occasions, in 1813 and 1689, when the square was used as a bullring. Its layout is that of conventional Spanish plazas, with apartment buildings above arches on three sides and a monumental building on the fourth, in this case the old town hall. The beautiful plaza is neoclassical in style, and on the ground floor you’ll find shops and alfresco cafes with typical Old World charm.
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Associated Events
Sagardo EgunaMay 1st, 2010 to May 31st, 2010
Sagardo Eguna (Cider Day) is part of the Euskal Jaiak (Basque festivals). The party begins in the afternoon at Constitution Square, and you can sample all the different types of cider offered by the nearly sixty cider makers congregated there. The special thing about this fiesta is that the cider is absolutely free and you can have as much as you want -- all you have to do is buy a glass. To accompany the drinking and liven things up there are bertsolaris (oral improvisational poets) and trikitilaris (accordionists). The fiesta lasts until the cider dries up!
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