Lekeitio by Uxue

Lekeitio is a small fisherman´s town situated on Spain´s north coast.
I wasn´t born there because the medical services aren´t as advanced as in Bilbao,but I lived in Lekeitio until I started school.I like it because it´s not a big town so people is very close to each other.
Lekeitio is a tourist town,reasons for this are it´s magnificent views and the lovely people living in that town.In winter the population is about seven thousand people,but in summer it amounts to over thirty thousand habitants.


What gives to Lekeitio a special thing is undoubtedly its precious port.Though not very big, it has been sufficient both for small crafts and for the fishing boats of the town.
Talking about the economy,fishing is the most important activity in Lekeitio,there are fresh fish markets and stores to repair fishing boats.

By the way,in Lekeitio there are two important celebrations, those of San Pedro and the San Antolín´s ones.




San Pedro.
Is celebrated because the saint San Pedro.
The curious fact in that day,29th of june,is the Kaxarranka,a dance which consists of a boy dancing on a large chest carried by eight people.
The dancer wears a dress-coat, with a shirt and white trousers. In the neck he wears a kind of red scarf and holds a carnation, also red, in the lapel. In his right hand he holds a hat and in the left hand a red flag with San's Pedro emblem.









San Antolin
This party days are celebrated because the saint of the town San Antolin.
We celebrate since 1st of september until 8th of september,and the most important day is the 5th,called "Antzarrak",where we play a kind of game rowing in the boats and trying to hold a gander.







Other special places in Lekeitio and one of the most important reasons for going so many tourists during summer are it´s fabolous beaches,one called "isuntza",other one called "salvaje" and the last one "carraspio".Another important thing,that in my opinion I sould mention is this town´s extraordinary gastronomy,based on seefish and red meet.

Personally,I do like the calm of the town,I really relax when I´m there and also is a place where you can have a lot of fun.