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Ernest Hemingway

Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Franco's tourism minister behind the Spain Is Different campaign and San Fermin's 1965 tourism designation
History & Culture

San Fermin and Franco: The Fiesta a Dictatorship Tried to Own

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Whole raw trout on a wooden board, used to make truchas a la Navarra
Restaurants & Food

Truchas a la Navarra Wasn’t Praised in a Pilgrim’s Guide. It Wasn’t Even Mentioned.

The Codex Calixtinus never praised Navarra trout, and Hemingway's trout had no ham. The real, source-verified history of truchas a la Navarra.
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Overhead view of runners and bulls on the running of the bulls route, Pamplona San Fermin
History & Culture

Hollywood’s Most Famous “Pamplona” Scenes Were Not Filmed in Pamplona

The running of the bulls in movies was rarely shot in Pamplona. Where City Slickers, the 1957 Hemingway film, and Bollywood really filmed it.
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Vintage film projector representing the Hollywood-era famous celebrities who visited San Fermín, Pamplona
History & Culture

Hemingway Wasn’t San Fermín’s Only Star. Pamplona’s Own Archive Names Dozens More.

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