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Square
Plaza del Castillo
The main square of Pamplona, with a bandstand, arcades and historic cafés such as Café Iruña, associated with Hemingway and the San Fermín festivities.
Navarra · Spain Capital
Pamplona
In the destination Navarra and La Rioja.
In the photo: Plaza del Castillo, in central Pamplona
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The city
What to expect from Pamplona.
Pamplona, Iruña in Basque, is the capital of Navarra and the first large town on the Caminho Francês, where pilgrims enter through the Portal de Francia. The old town clusters around the Plaza del Castillo, with the Café Iruña frequented by Hemingway, the Gothic cathedral with its 14th-century cloister, the church of San Saturnino and the Museu de Navarra. Around them are the walls and the star-shaped citadel. During the San Fermín festivities, from July 6 to 14, bulls run through the central streets in the encierro. Year-round the city is known for its pinchos bars. Spanish and Basque are spoken.
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The local experience
What to see in Pamplona
Church
Catedral de Santa María la Real
Gothic cathedral of Pamplona, with a neoclassical façade, the 14th-century cloister, the Gothic kitchen and the tomb of Charles III of Navarre, in one of the most complete cathedral complexes in Spain.
Fortification
Murallas de Pamplona
The walls that encircle the north and east of the old town, with the Portal de Francia—where pilgrims enter—and the Caballo Blanco viewpoint.
Fortress
Ciudadela de Pamplona
Renaissance citadel in the shape of a five-pointed star, commissioned by Philip II in 1571; today it is a park and cultural center, surrounded by the Vuelta del Castillo park.
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Historic route
Recorrido del Encierro
The roughly 850-metre route through the streets of the old town where the bulls run on the mornings of the San Fermín festival, from the Cuesta de Santo Domingo to the bullring.
Church
Iglesia de San Saturnino
13th‑century Gothic church with fortress‑like towers, in the old borough of San Cernin, linked to the tradition of the arrival of Christianity in Pamplona.
Museum
Museo de Navarra
The Museu de Navarra is an art and archaeology museum housed in the former 16th‑century hospital, with Roman mosaics, the Leyre ivory chest, Gothic paintings and a portrait by Goya.
Rotas entre países
Pamplona is part of the French Way of the Camino de Santiago on foot
The most walked pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela: from the French Pyrenees to Galicia, on foot, via Pamplona, Burgos and León, following the yellow arrows.
