Lonely PlanetAug 27, 2026
The 12 Best Things to Do in Pamplona, Spain
Pamplona is famous for its annual Festival de San Fermin, but there
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- Fundación Museo Jorge OteizaMuseumdisplays sculptures by Basque artist Oteiza
- Elsewhere
- San FermínPlace of worshipPamplona, Spainnonstop nine-day bull-running festival
- Casco AntiguoNeighborhoodPamplona, Spain3km walk takes in historic buildings and city walls
- Monumento al EncierroSightPamplona, Spainlife-size bronze representation of the running of the bulls
- Plaza de TorosSightPamplona, Spainbullring
- Pasarela de LabritTrailPamplona, Spainfootbridge
- Bastion de LabritSightPamplona, Spain16th-century bastion
- Rincón del Caballo BlancoSightPamplona, Spainlookout with views of surrounding hills
- LamaiPlacePamplona, Spainbrowse handicrafts by Spanish designers
- Mercado de Santo DomingoMarketPamplona, Spainproduce market
- Museo de NavarraMuseumPamplona, Spaincovers prehistoric finds to 21st-century art
- AyuntamientoSightPamplona, Spainfantastically ornate building
- Plaza de CastilloNeighborhoodPamplona, Spainsquare
- Iglesia de San Nicolás de BariSightPamplona, Spainrecently restored church
- CiudadelaQuarterPamplona, Spainformer fortress, now a park and cultural space
- Pamplona Catedral de Santa MaríaSightPamplona, Spainimpressive Gothic interior
- Occidens museumMuseumPamplona, Spaintells the history of the cathedral site
- Bar GauchoBarPamplona, Spainone of Pamplona's best pintxo bars
- BaserriberriRestaurantPamplona, Spainpintxos are works of art
- IruñazarraRestaurantPamplona, Spainartistically presented pintxos
- Bodegón SarriaBarPamplona, Spainpick for the Txistorra de Arbizu
- Café IruñaCaféPamplona, Spainfamous bar with belle epoque decor
- Restaurante RoderoRestaurantPamplona, SpainMichelin-starred with premium Navarran ingredients
- KaboRestaurantPamplona, SpainMichelin-starred restaurant
- Restaurante EuropaRestaurantPamplona, Spaintraditional Navarran and Basque cooking