Bembibre’s Botillo Festival could not be celebrated in 2021, but it did keep its commitment to the literary contest. The jury has decided that the work presented by Yolanda Navarro, from Bembibre, “The Last Supper”, will receive the award. 60 works were presented this year. It is possible to find the last awarded title and [...]
In a year marked by the pandemic, and despite the fact that there will not be an in-person Botillo Festival, the Bembibre Department of Culture has opted to maintain the literary contest. An event that encourages creation beyond, even, the municipality itself or the Bierzo region. […]
With the arrival of the date on which the National Festival of Exaltation of Botillo should be held, the mayor of Bembibre, Silvia Cao, has spoken about it on Radio Bierzo where she gave some clues as to how the next appointment can be. An in-person Botillo Festival "unthinkable", assured the mayor, who also assured [...]
If the Botillo de Bembibre Festival has an impact on the gastronomic field, its presence on the Internet is no less important, which continuously shows its benefits and what it manages to gather, edition after edition. But an important element was missing: having your own web portal. […]
The City Council of Bembibre will begin the process that allows an international recognition of the Festival de Exaltación del Botillo. With her sights set on the 50th anniversary (in 2022), the Councilor for Culture and Festivities, Belén Martín, considers that she must take this step because of her career and the interest that arouses [...]
A botillo of record, following in the ascending line of previous years, that maintains the interest of the citizens. And with a different format using the two pavilions as a dining room. In recent years, maintainers such as the coach Vicente del Bosque, the journalist Sergio Martín or the counselor of Development Juan Carlos Suárez [...]
“It is the first time that I am in Bembibre, my first foray into the Bierzo, and the first time that I am going to eat a botillo”. In this way, the maintainer of the XLVIII National Festival of Exaltation of Botillo, Ana Ibáñez, began her speech. But it is never too late, “I can’t [...]
The central act of the Festival del Botillo de Bembibre served to publicize the winner of the literary contest of the Festival del Botillo. It is the title “Alborada berciana”, by José Luis Bragado. […]
The Botillo pinchos contest continues to bet year after year on quality and originality in the preparation, making it very difficult for the jury to choose the winner, given the great delicacy of the products that are presented. This year 12 establishments have participated in the Pinchos Conference (the Cien Cepas bar was out of [...]
