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Getting to know the trajectory of the Areatza band with instruments and baton in hand

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Posted on 2024-12-20 in

Source: Areatzako Banda.

In the same way that the goal of teaching literature is not to create writers, or the goal of physical education is not to become athletes, learning music does not mean creating musicians. In the Arratia Valley, music has been and is deeply rooted. Especially in Areatza, the love for music has been something that has existed for a long time thanks to the Areatza music band. This has led to the conclusion that there is a great musical knowledge among the population. This local band has managed to advance from generation to generation, facing various challenges and adapting to new times. (more…)

Civil guards of Areatza/Villaro, biscuits with history

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Posted on 2024-10-18 in

Civil guards made by Zamacona bakery. Author: Jon Urutxurtu.

Until last year, whoever wanted to eat a guardia civil, so delightfully, had only to go to Areatza/Villaro. It is not a question of gobbling up one of the Civil Guard, but a baked sponge cake that was so named because it simulates the shape of a tricorn. In this case, it is not black and varnished, but immaculately white and exquisite. They are called guardia civiles of Areatza/Villaro. (more…)

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