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Press photographers crowd around a subject with cameras, representing San Fermin international press coverage
History & Culture

San Fermín’s Global Fame Isn’t Just a Novel. It’s a City Office Credentialing 677 Journalists a Year

Ask why San Fermín goes global every July and most answers stop at Hemingway. The real machinery is a city press office credentialing hundreds of
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Crowd with raised pañuelos and candles at the Pobre de Mí closing ceremony of San Fermín, Pamplona
Festival Culture & Traditions

The Pobre de Mí Began as a Mock Funeral. Pamplona’s Ayuntamiento Only Adopted It in 1968.

The Pobre de Mí ceremony that closes San Fermín began as a 1920s mock funeral, and Pamplona only adopted it in 1968. The real history
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Baroque facade of Pamplona's town hall on the Plaza Consistorial, site of the txupinazo balcony
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.
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Crowd dressed in white with red panuelos filling a Pamplona street during the San Fermin festival
San Fermín Festival

The Red Pañuelo Is Not a Relic of the Saint’s Blood. Pamplona’s Press Archives Date It to 1930.

The panuelo rojo of San Fermin is not ancient. Press archives trace the red neckerchief uniform to 1930 and one working class pena. The real
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Chilled bottle of cava with two filled flutes on a black tray
Restaurants & Food

Cava Isn’t Only Catalan. Two Navarra Towns Sit Inside Its Official DO.

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