Do you want to be a local?  Try our Pacharán

Do you want to be a local? Try our Pacharán

One of our local drinks, and when I mean local I do not mean Spanish, I mean from the region of Navarre, is the Pacharan. You can write it pacharan or patxaran if you say it in Basque. If you come to San Fermin, in Pamplona, have a drink. This spirit is made of 9/10...
The perfect selfie by USA TODAY

The perfect selfie by USA TODAY

THE PERFECT SELFIE         Smart phones are changing the way we watch the world. Now most of the people do not watch events, everybody films them. This has changed the way we watch the tunning of the bulls. We used to believe that the best...
Why did we create  pamplonafiesta.com ?

Why did we create pamplonafiesta.com ?

  FROM NOVOTUR TO PAMPLONAFIESTA.COM I have been asked why we have created www.pamplonafiesta.com Let’s start from the beginning. It was 1996 when Pamplona started to welcome tourists and the Government of Navarre realized that tourism was an important part of...
Game of thrones filmed last season in Navarra

Game of thrones filmed last season in Navarra

I don´t know if you are as much of a fan as I am about Game of thrones. I say “fan” not to say “frik” that is what I am. Well the issue is that last year they came to Navarra to shoot part of this season.  If you are a fan, you will understand that we all went crazy....
Talking with Rick Steves about Catalunia

Talking with Rick Steves about Catalunia

These days everybody is talking about Catalunia all over the world. What is going on with this issue? Is it safe to travel to Catalunia? Lets start with history. You need to understand that Spain bacame a Country with the Catholic Kings in the 15th Century. Before...
The best way to drink wine is with Botas ZZZ

The best way to drink wine is with Botas ZZZ

  BOTAS ZZZ When people think about Pamplona they tend to imagine everybody dressed in white drinking  from a pig skin. Well I guess it is mostly true. The outfit is correct but the pig skin ( we call it “bota”) is more of a myth. We do not use them during this...