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pfsmalo Says: In the narrow streets and alleys leading away from the Plaza are the bodegas where the Pamplonians go for a drink and a chat when the tourists are out "en masse". At the top of the calle de Curia is the 15th c Cathedral of Pamplona with its 13th c cloister. In the other...
pfsmalo Says: The Plaza del Castillo is the nerve centre of Pamplona surrounded by 18th c buildings and is where the people of Pamplona meet for a chat or a drink or just a stroll at the weekends. The 1932 bandstand also serves as a background and setting for numerous wedding photos....
pfsmalo Says: Walking down avenida de Roncevalles, not far from the Plaza de Toros is the superb bronze monument of the Encierro (running of the bulls) created by Rafael Huerta in 1994. One can almost feel the pounding of hooves and the breath of the animals on the runners. Following down...
breughel Says: When for the first time I saw the encierro of San Fermin I was surprised when the door of the coral opened to see first big bulls with brown head and beige skin and wearing a bell around their neck!They are six of them and called Cabestros.In fact they are ox from the races...
breughel Says: VT member ROADQUILL quite appropriately mentioned here that "REJONES" equestrian bullfighting happens only on the first day (6/07/12) of the San Fermines. There are indeed few Rejoneador (horse mounted bullfighters) in Spain. Even at the most famous San Isidro fiesta in May...
Primer encierro - Prima cornada.
breughel Says: This morning 7th July I looked at the first bull run of 2012 on the Spanish TVE-international.Good start for the usual 6 cabestros (oxes) leading the manada (same word as in French that's why I understand a bit of Spanish) and 6 toros (5 black and 1 brown) who made the run...
San Fermin Encierros on TVE on 7 - 14/07/2012
breughel Says: You don't have to go to Pamplona to see the encierros i.e. the bulls running through the streets of Pamplona with thousands of men and also woman dressed in white and red.The fiesta starts on 6th July and from 7 to 14th of July you can look at the encierro every morning at...
Roadquill Says: Located in the old town area on Santo Domingo (near the start of the famous bull run) is an informative Museo Navarra. Open Wednesday through Saturday from 9:30 until 7 (closed at midday) and costs 2e to enter. The museum focuses on the regional historical, archeological and...
1 Review and 32 Opinions This is probably the top of the line when it comes to hotels in Pamplona. The least expensive room...
2 Reviews and 59 Opinions Every July, we stay hear during the Festival of San Fermin. Centrally located but quiet, and in the...
Roadquill Says: Located on the North side of Plaza Castillo in the old town area of Pamplona, Cafe Iruna has the distinction (along with hundreds of other cafes and bars in Spain) of Hemingway pounding down a few drinks inside and on the outside. Founded in 1888, the cafe was one of the...
Europa Restaurante: Family run - Europa Restaurante
Roadquill Says: Dining at the Restaurante Europa in the Hotel Europa is a fine dining experience. During San Fermin the restaurant is always booked, but I would go back anytime I could. One of the three sisters that own the place is the executive chef and makes sure everything is expertly...
Old Town during San Fermin: San Fermin on the Medieval Streets
Roadquill Says: I like this shot because it represents the sense of everyone of all ages having a good time, with folks drinking, eating, and generally cavorting in the Medieval streets of the old town section of Pamplona.
Local buses from San Sebastian
Roadquill Says: During the San Fermin Festival the bus companies add whatever number of buses they need in order to accomodate the people coming from local towns and communities. Many people stay in San Sebastian and then bus over to Pamplona. The fare in 2011 was 7.10 euro. The buses are...
jnyvegas Says: This little train ran from the carnival back up the hill towards the main town where the bull run is. Its free and you can pick it up right at the entrance to the carnival at the end, near the bridge. its a lot better than walking back up that steep hill.
lomi Says: Most of the shops in Pamploma are attractive small and privately owned, I wasn't aware of any of the big chain shops whilst walking around. There may be some I didnt see. But Corte Inglès has everything you'd expect from a giant department store, including giant prices.
Roadquill Says: Pamplona is right in the heart of the Basque homeland. The locals proudly wear the Basque colors of green, red and white. The City Hall is adorned in the colorful Basque banners. The bullring also features green, red and white. The streets are named in both Spanish and...
Roadquill Says: The City of Pamplona is thoughtful enough to provide signs along the route of the run explaining a little bit of what is going on, like this sign by Mercadores just before the route makes a hard right hand turn onto Estafeta. No one during the run is going to stop and notice...
Roadquill Says: After consuming a little too much, a common post drinking pose was the Crucifix. It is a post drinking pose because by this point the participant really doesn't have an interest in drinking. In fact, it is often followed by a reverse, gastro-expulsion of the previously...
Roncesvalles, for the pilgrims.
pfsmalo Says: Following on from a dismal day in Pamplona we made our way into the Pyrenees to see Roncesvalles, one of the "official" start points for the "Camino de Santiago" in Spain. The weather was worse here than in Pamplona, adding drizzle and fog to the mix. After warming ourselves...
Walking the Camino Santiago de Compostela
Roadquill Says: The famous pilgrimage walk of St. James known as the Camino Santiago de Compostela briefly touches the Southern end of Pamplona. You can walk part of the Camino, for example Cezur Minor is only several kilometers away along the Camino. While most pilgrims spend weeks on the...
A hint for doing the "run" more safely
DSwede Says: I personally did the run a couple years ago. Yes, as to be expected, it is not entirely safe. However the bulls are not typically aggressive, but rather, they just are trying to avoid the crowds. When they do so, the corridors are busy enough that as they run from one...
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I am getting too old for this stuff........ Like the guys jumping from the bull. And that is just one of the little 600 pound play bulls in the bullring after the run. Note the guys hanging on to the...
Pamplona, or Iruñea in Basque, suffers from a sort of tourism Dutch disease – where the effects of the San Fermín bull runs cause everything else to be blown out of proportion in terms of costs and......
" The Camino Frances" (Part 1)
When you Mention " The Camino de Santiago " in England 95% of people just give you a Blank Look !! Not so many people know about it !! In the rest of Europe it is well known and Very Popular ? But...
San Fermin Encierros on Spanish TV.
I admit I have never been to Pamplona but every year since the Spanish TV is available in Belgium I look at 8 .00 am on TVE from 7 to 14th July at the San Fermin Encierros i.e. the bulls running...
i was quite surprised whilst planning this trip that there are very few pages on this delightfully ridiculous exercise so i thought id better try to put in as much useful or otherwise info in as...
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