Gothic cathedral (2). when KingCharlesIIIenactedthePrivilegeofUnion.Anotherhighlightcityisitsbeautiful boroughs, LaNavarrería, SanCerninandtheCommunity ofSanNicolás,whichwere joinedin1423 conquered by several empires. IthasimposingRenaissancecitywallsandanoldtown formedby three Founded by theRomangeneral Pompey in75BContop ofaVascon settlement, was 7 8 17 6 13 12 the Baluarte Auditorium (17) and fountains by the artist Luis Auditorium (17)andfountains by Paret theartist the Baluarte (18). a numberofBaroque andRenaissancepalaces, modernistbuildings(16), -seat oftheAutonomous Government- and Teatro Gayarre. You canalsofind ofthecity.the trueheart Nextto thesquare are the Palace ofNavarre (15) (12) andtheCámara de Comptos (13),and don’t missPlazadelCastillo(14), Tourist Office(i).Othernotablebuildingsinclude thePalace ofElCondestable made upthecityconverged before they were joinedandisalsohometo the hall (11)standsinthesquare where thethree oldmediaeval boroughs that San Saturnino(9)andNicolás(10). The Baroque facadeofPamplona City of Pamplona isalsohometo otherplacesofworship,suchasthe Churches of Santa MaríalaReal(2),whichhasanoutstandingGothiccloister. The Old Town THE WALLED CITY Crowning thehighest pointofPamplona istheCathedral of 18 9 10 5 11 R de N 15 14 e y n a o va r r WALLS IS a 16 2 4 3 1 UP N A Hiriartea Contemporary Culture Centre.Hiriartea standing. The buildingishometo the the world’s oldestpentagonal citadelstill before endingintheCitadel(8),considered (6)andthrough theNewGate(7) The route goespasttheMuseumof Caballo Blanco(4)andtheRoyal Palace (5). Real (2),theArchbishop's Palace (3),El Jito Alai(1),theCathedral ofSantaMaríala emblematic buildingsasFrontón Labritand of walls. This walktakes insuch walk alongthetop ofupto five kilometres (i)andthentake a ofSanBartolomé Fort Interpretation CentreFortification inthe you canvisitthe historical importance, Monument. Inorder to understandtheir defensive walls,declared aNational most strikingfeatures isits16th-century THE WALLS. OneofthecityPamplona’s events, specialoffers onguidedtours anddiscountsinshopsrestaurants for7days. You canapply onlineby fillingouttheformonwww.pamplona.es to getdiscountsonmonuments and APPLY FOR YOUR PAMPLONA-IRUÑA CARD [email protected] ++948420700 31001 -PAMPLONA Calle SanSaturnino,2 Tourist Office information: Further @visitpamplona www .pampl ona.es/turismo @visitpamplona

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DL NA 383-2019 IS THE SAN IS IS IS FERMÍN FESTIVAL THE WAY GREEN LOCAL FOOD Pamplona es verde The San Fermín festival is held between 6 and 14 July, and is an authentic grass-roots festivity Visitors should not leave Pamplona without taking some time to relax strolling through the city’s crammed with culture and with a truly family atmosphere. Records of religious festivities held in numerous parks and gardens; after all, it is one of the greenest and most biologically diverse cities in honour of Saint Fermin of , the first bishop of Pamplona, date back to the 12th century. Spain. Such a walk can take visitors to the part of Pamplona which developed in the 19th and 20th The first bullfights, held as a kind of game, and livestock fairs took place in the 14th century and centuries, the more rural, agrarian part of the city. so have deep historical roots in the city. THE ARGA RIVER PARK ROUTE The course of the Arga river runs through the largest natural area in the The bullrun starts on Cuesta de Santo city. Almost 12 kilometres in length, the path enters Pamplona at the bridge of La Magdalena (1) and Domingo, where the corrals (1) in which passes through the Park of Arantzadi (2), alongside the bridge of San Pedro (3), through the Park of El the bulls spend the previous night after Runa (4) and the Park of Trinitarios (5), which has a pump track, and past the bridge of Santa Engracia 2 1 being brought from the Gas corrals (2) (6). Some sections also form part of the Way of St James and the EuroVelo 1 Atlantic Coast route. are located. Very nearby is the niche GARDENS OF THE BELLE EPOQUE. Alongside the Fortification Interpretation Centre (7) sits the Park of housing the Saint that the runners sing La Media Luna (8). The walk follows the city wall, through the New Gate (9) and enters the Gardens of 3 to in order to ask for protection. La Taconera (10). In its moats, there are deer, ducks, peacocks and different types of poultry living in The route runs through Plaza semi-freedom. Nearby is the Park of Antoniutti (11), designed for skating and skateboarding. 7 Consistorial (3), where the chupinazo 6 takes place, before taking Calle FORTIFIED CITY The Park of La Vuelta del Castillo (12), a landscaped expanse covering some 280,000 4 Mercaderes and Calle Estafeta to the square metres, was created alongside the city’s 16th-17th-century citadel. The fortified structures of the 5 bullring (4). Near the bullring stands the Citadel make this huge garden something special. The park is home to the Hiriartea Contemporary monument to the Pamplona is the Way Culture Centre. (5). The Church of San Lorenzo (6) with the chapel of Saint Fermin. Pamplona is the first city through which the Way of St James passes. The bridge of La Magdalena (1) Pamplona’s calendar of culinary events reflects the high quality of its local products and the good receives the pilgrims upon their arrival. Built in the 12th century, it has been declared a Site of Cultural work of its chefs. You can always find a good selection of the food products this land is famous for LOOKING SKYWARDS. The Way of St James Interest and a National Historical-Artistic Monument. The Way then passes through the city walls and prepared by chefs of the highest level in the city’s many bars and restaurants. Asparagus, artichokes, 2 leads you to the green arc south of the city. The Nobel literature into the old town via the Gate of France (2), which was built in 1553 and had a drawbridge added in the 6 3 pochas beans, cardoon, lettuce hearts, borage, piquillo peppers; veal, lamb or game, in autumn, are 4 An old provincial drovers’ road joins the gardens laureate Ernest 18th century. just some of the wide range of tasty things on offer. All washed down with Navarra wine, be it red, of the Public University of Navarre with the Hemingway popularised the 5 1 white or rosé, or local cider. And you cannot end a meal without trying a glass of pacharán. Campus of the University of Navarre, where there festival worldwide and left Inside the Historical Quarter, the cathedral (3), with its is a fabulous museum (13). The Park of PINCHOS his mark, particularly at the Gothic cloister and the OCCIDENS exhibition, is particularly 9 2 1 Yamaguchi (14) is home to the Pamplona The counters of the bars are always brimming with the most delicious mini gastronomic temptations. places he frequented and worth a visit. The 16th-century Church of Santo Domingo 10 7 8 Planetarium (15), which stands next to the Garden Allow yourself to be seduced by some of the more exquisite and innovative specialities available. immortalised in his books and 4 3 (4) has a Baroque façade. The Church of San Saturnino or of the Galaxy, a scaled replica of the Milky Way in newspaper reports, such as Gran 5 San Cernin (5), which dates from the end of the 13th 11 TYPICAL DISHES 7 6 plant form and the only one of its kind in Europe. Hotel La Perla, Café Iruña and Bar 8 century, has a chapel adjoining it dedicated to the patron You can start with cardoon with clams, borage with potato, artichokes with almonds, menestra 12 Txoko, in Plaza del Castillo (7). saint of the city, the Virgin del Camino. Calle Mayor, formerly (vegetable stew), pochas beans or asparagus. For your main course, choose between stuffed the main street in the city, starts here. This street is home to peppers, a wide variety of roast and stewed meats, such lamb al 15 14 Reyno 9 the Ultreia Way of St James Interpretation Centre (11) and chilindrón or bull or beef stew, trout a la Navarra or cod ajoarriero de Navarra numerous Baroque palaces, such as the 18th-century style. For dessert, try junket, torrijas, leche frita, goxua, Palacio de Ezpeleta (6). The street ends in Plaza de pantxineta, txantxigorri cake or ewes’ cheese from the Roncal or UPNA Recoletas (7), which is flanked by the convent of the same Idiazábal designation of origin with quince jelly and walnuts.

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heads towards La Vuelta del Castillo (9) and passes through UPNA 10 the campus of the University of Navarre (10).

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