The big barrels of Sidra

Petritegi

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December 13th 2009
Last night we all went out as a group for our final weekend in San Sebastian. We went to the sidreria Petritegi. A sidreria is a type of restaurant famous in Spain where there are huge barrels of sidra (cider) and you eat and then fill your glasses of sidra straight from the tap on the barrel. The food and sidra are unlimited. For a certain fee, you get as much food and sidra as you want. A person ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more