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07 Nov 2023
At least one cider house tour is a must when visiting San Sebastian. However, we felt that this probably was not a good one, and was a bit overpriced for what you get. We paid about 100 Euros a person. For that, we got a taxi ride to the Cider House to and from our hotel (which probably would have been about 14 Euros each way), and the Cider House pre-set menu (which, if purchased separately, would have been 39.50 Euros each), and a tour with a surly guide who did not want to let us take videos. WHen we were taking video during the tour, she asked us not to do it, so we had to wait until she was done talking before we could video the experience. Then, she kept rushing us, telling us she had to move along, and the fact that we had to wait until she was done to video slowed us down. We were the only two on the tour, by the way.
So, generally, the experience was not pleasant on the tour. The food and cider were OK, but not worth what we paid.
Finally, communication from the tour company was not great. They told us when they would pick us up and drop us off, but they did not tell us that there would be no tour guide to do so. As a result, we got to the pickup point and waited, and nobody showed. We called, and nobody answered. Ten minutes later, we had the hotel call, and they were told that there was a taxi waiting for us. We found the taxi, but neither we nor the driver had known to contact each other to start the ride. He was pleasant enough, however once the ride began.
When it was time to go, we asked the man at the Cider House if he was going to call the taxi to take us back, or if it was pre-arranged by the tour company. He did not know. Eventually our driver to take us back arrived (on time, and this time we knew this was probably the guy, and got in the taxi). He was very pleasant, and we had a nice conversation going back to our hotel.
In all, an OK experience, and a bit overpriced for what you get.
De minibus haalde onze groep van 6 personen op tijd op en de terugreis was ook stipt.
De rondleiding door de ciderfabriek Petritegi was interessant en informatief. Dit werd gevolgd door een traditionele Baskische lunch van 2 uur met lokale hors d'oeuvres, gezouten kabeljauwomelet, gebakken kabeljauw met paprika en uien, T-bone steaks die voortreffelijk waren en tot slot idiazabelkaas met kweepeergelei en verse walnoten. Ook wijn of cider bij de maaltijd inbegrepen. De totale tijd bedroeg 4 uur. Een geweldige manier om een paar uurtjes door te brengen
Leuke tijden in het Cider House. We zijn bij twee verschillende gelegenheden naar het Petritegi Cider House geweest, gescheiden door 5 jaar en vonden het beide keren geweldig. We leren altijd over de Baskische cider-aanpak en ontmoeten leuke mensen. En ze hebben geweldige Baskische cider.