Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain. It has a population of 195,769, and is 92 kilometres from the town of San Sebastian, and 407 kilometres northeast of Madrid.
City Hall
Monument for "Los fueros"
Park "Yamaguchi"
The city is famous for the San Fermín festival, on July 7, in which the the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions. Ernest Hemingway made this local fiesta of Pamplona world-famous in The Sun Also Rises (1926). Pamplona is also the first Spanish city on the French Way of the Way of St. James to Santiago. Every year thousands of pilgrims of all nationalities cross the city in a walk that will finish 30 days and more than 800 Km. later.
Now I will talk a bit more about San Fermin because this year some of our Erasmus family spent some days in this fabulous festival.
The festival of San Fermín is a deeply-rooted celebration held annually from noon 6 July, when the opening of the fiesta is marked by setting off the pyrotechnic chupinazo accompanied by music, to midnight 14 July, with the singing of the Pobre de Mí. Its most famous event is the encierro, the running of the bulls, the week-long celebration involves many other traditional and folkloric events. It is known locally as Sanfermines and is held in honor of Saint Fermin, the patron saint of Pamplona and of Navarre. It has become probably the most internationally renowned fiesta in Spain.
Encierro (Running of the bulls)
In the middle of the party
Some drunk people???
Ok, so here I finish to write about my city. Hope the ones who came had a great time and will keep the experience in their minds. I tried my best for them to enjoy every minute.
For the rest, I hope everybody is ok, and also I really hope to see almost everybody in Jerome’s wedding.
4 comments:
Hey! Elisa, good job!! It looks really nice... ;)))
But what was very strange - to see my erasmus family in a diferent place than Sofia... :) But what is not changing - "some drunk people" (read coment after the foto)... He he... :))))
What "apen"??? for sure Pamplona is a great city and San Fermines the best party, it was a pity that not all the great people was there, anyway, GREAT PEOPLE!!!
PD: thanks to all the people from pamplona because i was like at home.
PD2: i will try next week write something about my city
GREAT PEOPLE!!!
Well... If I hear someone saying GREAT PEOPLE, i have to say:
Yyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...and so on... :))))
First lesson in French for David in the bus, 3 AM, being drunk, of course would you say:
David:
"je suis bourré"
Clémence:
"moi non plus"
San fermines was great, next year, we want to see the whole family of great peeeoooople there!
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