Restaurants & Food

Restaurante Josetxo Didn’t Close in 2012. It Changed Its Name to Errejota.

Restaurante Josetxo won Navarra's first Michelin star in 1974. It never really closed in 2012, it became Errejota, same family, same Pamplona address.

Sights & Activities

The “Roman” Aqueduct Outside Pamplona Is Actually Younger Than the United States

Restaurants & Food

Borage and Borraja Are the Same Plant. Navarra Only Eats One Part of It.

Restaurants & Food

Pimientos de Gernika Are Not Padrón Peppers, No Matter What the Menu Says

Pimientos de Gernika and Padrón peppers get served as if they're the same. They aren't. Here's how two separate Spanish PDOs compare.

Sights & Activities

The Ring at the End of the Encierro Was Designed by Spain’s Only Pritzker Prize Architect

Restaurants & Food

Paella Isn’t a Pamplona Dish. Navarra Has Been Making Its Own Rice Dish Since the 1500s.

Paella is a protected Valencian dish with no history in Pamplona. Navarra has its own rice dish, relleno, documented since the 1500s with a direct

Sights & Activities

La Rochapea Isn’t Where Pamplona Keeps Its Bulls. It’s the City’s Oldest Neighborhood Outside the Walls.

Restaurants & Food

Jabugo Isn’t a Type of Ham. It’s a Place That Legally Can’t Sell You a Second-Best One.

Jabugo ibérico ham is a place, not a grade. Since 2021, the DO can legally mean only the top tier. Here's what that changes when

Pamplona Travel Guide

Café Iruña Wasn’t Always a Café. For 21 Years, It Was a Bingo Hall.

Restaurante Josetxo Didn’t Close in 2012. It Changed Its Name to Errejota.

The “Roman” Aqueduct Outside Pamplona Is Actually Younger Than the United States

Borage and Borraja Are the Same Plant. Navarra Only Eats One Part of It.

Pimientos de Gernika Are Not Padrón Peppers, No Matter What the Menu Says

The Ring at the End of the Encierro Was Designed by Spain’s Only Pritzker Prize Architect

Paella Isn’t a Pamplona Dish. Navarra Has Been Making Its Own Rice Dish Since the 1500s.

La Rochapea Isn’t Where Pamplona Keeps Its Bulls. It’s the City’s Oldest Neighborhood Outside the Walls.

Jabugo Isn’t a Type of Ham. It’s a Place That Legally Can’t Sell You a Second-Best One.

Migas Weren’t Invented By Poverty. The First Written Recipe Came From a King’s Own Chef.