The most famous street in Pamplona: the roughly 300-metre straight that forms the longest run of the San Fermín encierro, where the bulls thunder uphill each morning of the fiesta after skidding around the sharp turn known as 'la curva'. The rest of the year it's a narrow, cobbled lane packed with pintxo bars and shops — but walk it once and the July chaos is easy to imagine.
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Casco Viejo, Pamplona
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Walk its full length from the Mercaderes turn uphill — the way the bulls run — pausing at the pintxo bars (Bodegón Sarría, Fitero) that line it. The street itself is the attraction.
Any time to walk it; dawn on a July fiesta morning to see the encierro (from a safe, ticketed balcony or barrier — not the street). Evenings for the pintxo crawl.
Free and always open — it's a public street. 'La curva' where it meets Mercaderes is the most dramatic point of the bull run. Balcony views along it during San Fermín are among the most sought-after in the city.