Our tobacco shop forms part of a long family tradition. Passed down from parents to children for generations, we have been in the heart of Hernani for over 100 years.

This tradition began with Manuel Zubillaga, who bought the tobacconist in 1918. He, together with the help of his wife Isabel Echeberria and their children, sold very different products to those we sell today: seeds, pellets, dynamite, salt and other products, as well as tobacco, of course.

Their only son, Nicolás, died in 1936 and ownership was transferred to his widow, Carmen. In 1952, it passed down to one of Manuel’s daughters, Angelita.

She ran it until 1972, with the help of her husband Sandalio Landaribar and their children. That was the year she handed it over to her daughter Arantxa, the current owner. Together with her husband Kepa Urdampilleta and their son, she has run the tobacconist’s shop for the last 50 years.

Arantxa and Kepa will hand over the running of the business in the future to their son Yon, who will be the fourth generation of the family to run the business.