July 9, 2026
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.
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July 6, 2026
Pamplona Didn’t Become the Capital of Navarra. Navarra Grew Out of Pamplona.
Every guidebook disposes of it in one line: Pamplona is the capital of Navarra. The sentence is true, and it is also backwards. Pamplona did not rise to…
July 5, 2026
The Encierro’s First Runners Were Butchers From Pamplona’s Oldest Market
Most visitors treat the Mercado de Santo Domingo as a photogenic stop on the way to somewhere else, a covered market with an orange facade tucked behind Pamplona’s…
July 5, 2026
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.
July 5, 2026
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.
July 5, 2026
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.
July 4, 2026
Pompey Did Not Found Pamplona From Nothing. Pompaelo Was Built on a Town That Already Existed.
Nearly every English-language account of Pamplona’s origins repeats the same line: the Roman general Pompey founded the city in 75 BC and named it after himself. The line…
July 3, 2026
Pamplona’s Six City Gates Look Medieval. None of Them Are.
Pamplona is often described as a walled city with six historic gates, and every one of those gates gets photographed as though it belongs to the medieval town.…
July 2, 2026
La Hora del Vermut Isn’t a Madrid Tradition. The World’s Best Version Is Made Outside Pamplona.
La hora del vermut isn't Madrid's tradition. Navarra's own vermouth won world's best in 2024, made minutes from Pamplona.
June 29, 2026
Why the Peñas Haul Three-Gallon Jugs of Kalimotxo Through Pamplona
Every year, the same question surfaces from visitors who try kalimotxo for the first time at San Fermines: “Why would anyone mix red wine with Coca-Cola?” It is…