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Paseo Sarasate: The Boulevard Currently Missing Its Six Kings

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The 1423 Privilegio de la Unión Wasn’t Pamplona’s First Peace Deal. It Was the Fifth.

Pamplona's three boroughs tried to unite four times before 1423. Here is what the winning Privilegio de la Unión actually said, and who wrote it.

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Pamplona’s River Isn’t Scenery. It’s Why Two of the City’s Walls Never Needed a Moat.

The Rio Arga in Pamplona is not scenery. It is why two city walls never needed a moat, and why Rochapea keeps flooding.

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Calle San Nicolás Isn’t Just Pamplona’s Busiest Bar Street. It Used to Be Its Own Walled Town.

Calle San Nicolás in Pamplona has 21 bars in 190 meters, but until 1423 it was its own walled town, not part of the city.

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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.

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Pamplona Stayed Inside Its Walls Until 1915, and That Made the City You See Today

Pamplona city walls history without the myths: the 1512 turning point, the Renaissance fortress city, and the 1915 demolition that made modern Pamplona.

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The Puente de la Magdalena Looks Untouched Since the Middle Ages. Pamplona Chose That Look in 1963.

The Puente de la Magdalena in Pamplona looks untouched since the Middle Ages. Its medieval look was a 1963 choice. The real, layered history.

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Pamplona’s Patron Saint Isn’t San Fermín. His Church Still Marks the Encierro’s Start.

Pamplona's real patron isn't San Fermín. See the gothic Iglesia de San Saturnino, its 1499 clock, and its role marking the encierro.

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