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Hospital Universitario de Navarra, the Pamplona hospital that treats encierro injuries

The Hospital That Treats Pamplona’s Gored Runners Has Changed Its Name Three Times

The hospital treating Pamplona's encierro injuries has changed its name three times since 1932. The real history behind gored runners' care.
Sliced morcilla blood sausage with roasted red peppers on a rustic plate

Morcilla de Burgos vs Morcilla de Navarra: Navarra Doesn’t Actually Have Just One

Morcilla de Burgos vs Morcilla de Navarra: Burgos has one legally protected recipe. Navarra actually has three completely different sausages.
Golden fried croquetas with dipping sauce, a classic Pamplona bar tapa

The Best Croqueta in Pamplona Changes Every Year, On Purpose

Pamplona runs two judged croqueta competitions every spring. Here is how to find the best croquetas Pamplona bars serve before they disappear.
Close-up of a runner executing 'The Check' during the San Fermin festival - Encierro Awareness

Encierro News: July 9, 2026

San Fermin 2026's third encierro splits in two, injures 13, as Pamplona marks 51 years of women runners and cracks down on hidden cameras. July
Whole raw trout on a wooden board, used to make truchas a la Navarra

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.
Runner dodging a charging bull during a Pamplona bull run, San Fermín festival

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Didn’t Film the Real Running of the Bulls

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara's Pamplona bull run used trained bulls, not the live herd, and sparked a PETA backlash. Here is the full production record.
Garden path and hedges in Parque de la Taconera, Pamplona's oldest park

Taconera’s Deer Aren’t Roaming Free. Every One in the Park Is Female.

Parque de la Taconera deer aren't wild. Pamplona keeps the herd all-female inside 17th-century siege walls, and the reason is pure genetics.