Restaurants & Food

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.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Zugarramurdi Never Held a Witch Trial. Logroño Did, 165 Kilometers Away.

San Fermín Festival

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

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.

History & Culture

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.

Pamplona Travel Guide

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.

Festival Culture & Traditions

Peña La Jarana Says It Was Founded in 1940. Pamplona’s Own Paperwork Says It Was a Comeback.

Peña La Jarana lists 1940 as its founding year. The 1940 government permit used the word resume, not found. Here's the real story behind it.

About Encierro, Runner Stories

The First Rocket Went Off and Half the Street Started Running. I Knew the Bulls Were Still on Santo Domingo.

San Fermín Festival

Encierro News: July 8, 2026

San Fermin 2026's second encierro brings the season's first goring, with Cebada Gago's dangerous history and Cruz Roja's full response. Encierro news, July 8.

Navarra natural parks