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Narrow historic alley in Pamplona, near Calle Mercaderes in the Casco Antiguo
Sights & Activities

Calle Mercaderes Didn’t Get Its Name Until 1682. Before That, It Was the Gossip Street.

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Calle del Mercado in Pamplona, the street where Casa Marceliano once stood
Restaurants & Food

Casa Marceliano Wasn’t Torn Down. Pamplona Voted to Demolish It, Then Never Did.

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Casa Otano bar front on Calle San Nicolás, Pamplona historic bar street
Sights & Activities

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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Stone gateway in the Renaissance city walls of Pamplona, Spain
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.
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Portal Nuevo, one of Pamplona's old city gates, seen above the arch
Sights & Activities

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

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Iglesia de San Saturnino steeple, the medieval San Cernin borough church in Pamplona
History & Culture

San Fermin’s Medieval Roots Are a City War, Not Just a Relic

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