Running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain - Hotels

Pamplona running bulls Hotels

We now have over 100 RUNNING OF THE BULLS hotel rooms available in PAMPLONA, Spain.

Opening Ceremony, July 5-8, 3 nights for $3,000 per person
Mid-Festival, July 8-12, 4 nights for $2,450
Closing Ceremony, July 12-15, 3 nights for $2,095 per person

The prices are per person and based on double occupancy at AC Hotel Ciudad de Pamplona
The hotel is a 15 - 20 minute walk from the center of the action.



Pamplona

Pamplona’s got more than Sangria and Bulls! Pamplona (or Iruñea, - as it is called in Euskera-Basque Language) is a fairly small provincial capital - with a population of less than 200,000 people. It sits under the shadow of the Pyrenees, about 30 miles south of the mountain range. Without the San Fermin Festival, it would probably go mostly unnoticed.

Apart from the San Fermin Festival, perhaps the best thing about Pamplona is its surroundings - the countryside, indeed, the whole of the province of Navarra has striking qualities - particularily its natural landscape.



BARS AND NIGHT-LIFE

Bars and night-life might seem to be the only thing that exists in Pamplona if you show up in the city right in the middle of San Fermin. Be that as it may, it has to recognised that the Fiesta is something apart. Nevertheless, it`s clear that there are a high density of bars, pubs, taverns and social clubs that don't exactly disappear during the rest of the year. And foreigners who are used to having just one pub in a radius of a square mile, will probably be startled by the high density of bars found in the town. And it has to be admitted that the bars are frequented regularly by the locals all through the year. So if you are into drinking, Pamplona will please you no end.

But don't confuse the permissiveness of San Fermin with the rest of the year. Any kind of disorderly behavior is heavily frowned on in the bars and pubs. The permissiveness only lasts from the 6th of July to the 14th of July. Those ten days might give you the impression that all hell has broken loose and is accepted - but in fact, even in San Fermin, appearances are misleading.



THE WEATHER

Summer in Pamplona tends to be hot and dry. But summer storms can occur and when it rains it rains with a vengeance. Temperatures can drop dramatically then and the days can be cool.



LANGUAGES

For some people the lack of language is no problem but for others it is. In Pamplona the people speak Spanish and Basque, but most people haven't got much further than that. Don't expect to have any very profound conversations with the locals in any other language. If you want to converse with them it helps no end to have at least a basic understanding of Spanish. And the advantage is that you can get a much better idea of what's going on around you. If you can't speak to them, you'll still have a great time at the Fiesta, but it probably means that you are going to be spending a lot of your time in the "ghetto" with other foreigners, and missing out on some of the real action.