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.

Sights & Activities

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.

Sights & Activities

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.

Pamplona Travel Guide

Pompey Did Not Found Pamplona From Nothing. Pompaelo Was Built on a Town That Already Existed.

Sights & Activities

Pamplona’s Six City Gates Look Medieval. None of Them Are.

History & Culture

Basiano Wasn’t Just “The Painter of Navarra.” He Was Pamplona’s Own Resident Painter for 41 Years.

Jesus Basiano, the painter of Navarra, spent 41 years painting Pamplona from a Cathedral studio. Why the city still has no museum of its own.

Pamplona history

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

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

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

Pompey Did Not Found Pamplona From Nothing. Pompaelo Was Built on a Town That Already Existed.

Pamplona’s Six City Gates Look Medieval. None of Them Are.

Basiano Wasn’t Just “The Painter of Navarra.” He Was Pamplona’s Own Resident Painter for 41 Years.