| Igartubeiti is a fine example
of 16th and 17th century wooden architecture and a faithful reflection
of the golden age of Basque farmhouses. Visitors today can still see the
complete 16th century cider press in full working order, and smell the
aroma of apples, hay, smoke and skins and leather set out to dry. As we
enter the semidarkness of the kitchen and the livestock pens, and hear
the creaking of the floorboards as people walk around the cider press above
us, we are taken on a journey back through the centuries to the time of
our ancestors. |
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