Restaurants & Food

Pamplona’s Navajas Travel 600 Kilometers to a City That Sits Barely 80 From the Sea

Navajas razor clams in Pamplona bars are not local. They travel 600km from Galicia through the city's own 1979 fish market, Mercairuna.

Restaurants & Food

Sherry Isn’t a Sweet Wine: In Jerez, Bone-Dry Fino Is the Default

Sherry is not sweet by default. Jerez's bone-dry fino is the aperitif built for jamon and olives, verified against the Consejo Regulador and producers.

Pamplona Travel Guide

CA Osasuna Isn’t Just Pamplona’s Team. It’s One of Only Four Clubs Left in Spain That Its Fans Actually Own.

CA Osasuna football club history: founded 1920 in Pamplona, one of only four fan-owned clubs left in Spanish football.

Restaurants & Food

Ask for a Clara in Pamplona and You Won’t Get Lemon

Spain's clara beer shandy has a Navarra exception: no lemon, just gaseosa. Order it wrong in Pamplona and you get the wrong glass.

Pamplona Travel Guide

Pamplona Was Founded Four Times. The Most Recent Was in 1915.

The history of Pamplona is not one continuous story. The city was unmade and refounded four times, from Pompey's camp to the 1915 wall demolition.

Restaurants & Food

Pantxineta Has Two Birthdays, and the Family That Invented It Doesn’t Use the Famous One

Pantxineta has two origin dates and a registered trademark. The real story of the Basque almond tart, and where to find it in Pamplona.

Restaurants & Food

The Tortilla Onion Debate Is Not a Tie, and Neither Side Can Claim Tradition

Spain's tortilla española onion debate looks like an even split. Two national polls and a 1599 recipe say otherwise. The real con cebolla history.

Restaurants & Food

The Encierro’s First Runners Were Butchers From Pamplona’s Oldest Market

Sights & Activities

Plaza Consistorial: The Balcony Is Two Centuries Older Than the Town Hall Behind It

The Plaza Consistorial in Pamplona hides a story most guides skip: the txupinazo balcony facade is two centuries older than the town hall behind it.

Restaurants & Food

Spain Drinks Tinto de Verano, Not Sangria. It Was Born at One Córdoba Roadside Inn.

Tinto de verano is what locals pour at fiesta while tourists pay for sangria. The Cordoba inn where it began, the mix, and how to