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Plaza del Castillo

Historic bandstand kiosk in Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona, at twilight
Pamplona Travel Guide

Plaza del Castillo Isn’t Where San Fermín Begins Anymore. It Stopped Being That in 1941.

Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona hosted San Fermin's opening rocket until 1941. The real chupinazo history, and what a 2001 dig found beneath the square.