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In Santio and San Ignacio the bars will close at midnight in Azpeitia
  • In Santio and San Ignacio there will be no holiday program this year. In addition, the Azpeitia City Hall and the hotel association have agreed to close the bars, restaurants and gastronomic societies at 00:00 hours on 24, 25, 30, 31 and 1 August. The hotel owners and the City Hall ask the citizens to comply with these criteria and act responsibly.
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On the website of the Azpeitia City Council it is explained that "they observe with concern the situation that is being experienced in some parts of the region and of Gipuzkoa, even more so by the next dates". He has therefore called for "to continue acting responsibly".

The City Hall has thanked the hospitality and hospitality companies "the diligence shown and the commitment shown to the health of the citizens in making this decision, knowing that the pandemic has a direct impact on their business".

Call for "rethinking" plans

The Azpeitia City Hall states that it is aware that "citizens have a series of plans and intentions. Without denying space for celebration, for reasons of health and collective responsibility it will be necessary to rethink these plans and meetings and adapt them to the situation we are experiencing". The City Council recalls the rules of the decree published by the Department of Health of the Basque Government: "The use of the mask is mandatory, and there can be no more than 10 people who cannot join. Persons who do not have space on the terrace or exceed the capacity of the establishment may not consume it on foot at the entrance to the establishment. In addition, he ordered the closure of youth premises."

The City will "strictly control" the presence of the water jet

To the guidelines of the Department of Health, the City of Azpeitia adds: "The City Hall wants to remember that you can't drink on the street and, therefore, you will rigorously control the complaints and the bottlenecks."

Zarautz Party Hangover

The festival that took place in Zarautz on the night of 11 July has left over 80 positives, according to the newspaper Berria, that the City of Zarautz knew this festival and that the Basque Government left the bars open until 23:00 in the morning. The issue of the re-apparitions of the positive parties is therefore heated and the management of the municipalities that have suspended the patron saint festivities as the days approach.