Pamplona; worth a visit?

[Yorkie]

we are setting off to Portugal on Wednesday and our first main stop is planned for Pamplona. Does anyone have experience of the town and is it worth a couple of nights stopover?

 

[skinnywhippet]

We spent a day there last August - it's an interesting compact town and yes worth a visit. We invented our own little festival, the running of the whippets. Parking was easy at the bullring underground car park - enough head height.

 

[Jonathan Duke]

I've attended, and participated, in the he festival of San Fermín - Pamplona, on two occasions. It's a massive festival, and Pamplona is transformed during it.

San Sebastian is not too far away, and it's probably my favourite big town in Espana. The Picos De Europa National Park, is also a fantastic drive, and great for some rafting/hiking if you enjoy that sort of thing. We normally gravitate around the small village of Potes, when in that area.

 

[skinnywhippet]

Agree with visiting San Sebastian, we spent a day there after Pamplona. It has a great vibe.

 

[estresao]

I do live in Pamplona since May 2017 and the only thing I can say about the city is that it's a very lovely place.

It isn't a big city but it is beautiful and very wel maintained. The city center is very nice, the food is awsome and it's very motorhome friendly.

There are some carpark in with you can overnight for free very close to the city center like this one: https://goo.gl/maps/MwFuJwk8Rp82

They are constructing new motorhomes areas, but are no yet done.

 

[estresao]

BTW, every 7th July starts the San Fermin festival in which Pamplona get veeeeery busy: http://www.sanfermin.com/en/

I guess many of you have heared about one of the most famous bull running in Spain. That festival got very popular out there thanks to Ernest Hemingway: http://sanfermin.pamplona.es/verPagina.asp?idpag=56&idioma=5

I don't like animal cruelty, but aside of that, this festival is awesome and deserves a visit..... or should be born in mind if you expect a quite staying, mainly when travelling with children.

As you can imagine hotel rates in San Ferminnare the highest, and probable after the festival is when Pamplona is more quite and cheap that usual.

 

[estresao]

BTW #2, bear in mind the location. Pamplona is pretty close to the Pyrenees(from around 30 minutes), where you can have awsome walks in amazing mountain landscapes.

See following some pictures of my las weekend in Pyrenees:

 

[Yorkie]

Today was Pamplona day. Pyrenees were my favourite part of the holiday so far. I love mountains.

40degrees and huge queues for Bull run tickets (I think that's what it was) photo is of route of run.

 

[fozzybear]

Hi, planning a night around Pamplona in August - can you recommend a place to camp?

 

[estresao]

To me it worth a lot.

Here an AC parking:
Parking Autocaravanas Trinitarios
Av. de Gipuzkoa Etorbidea, 1-409, 31014 Pamplona, Navarra

https://goo.gl/maps/B1oHqotg6t52

 

[fozzybear]

thanks for the quick reply - we are not so keen on this type of site and was looking for more of a Camp site. If you know any that would be great.

 

[Yorkie]

To me it worth a lot.

Here an AC parking:
Parking Autocaravanas Trinitarios
Av. de Gipuzkoa Etorbidea, 1-409, 31014 Pamplona, Navarra

https://goo.gl/maps/B1oHqotg6t52

Please help with an explanation as my translation of the link is poor.

Is the AC parking free?
There is a pay station in the photos but instruction panel states "declare free"

We are setting off tomorrow morning passing Pamplona next week.

 

[fozzybear]

Hi, sorry - we are looking for a camp site not an AC parking site.
Thanks, Kevin

 

[Swissian]

@Yorkie,
Seems to be €10 for each 24 hr period
Have a great trip
Ian