This is dangerous, baby!

May 6th, 2008 by estafetakoa · No comments

My dear and unknown foreign reader,
Sometimes I wonder why people from the other side of the world are coming to our city in order to run the bulls. Do you know or understand why people from Pamplona do that? Do you admire our traditions and want to imitate us? Or are you a simple fan [...]

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What is a Peña?

March 3rd, 2008 by estafetakoa · No comments

If you only have references about San Fermin based on TV or Hemingway’s ‘The sun…’ you may not have noticed one of the main elements in our fiesta: Peñas.
What does that strange word mean? Peñas are a kind of clubs in Pamplona where you may go in, only if you are a member. But during [...]

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Avventure amorose a Sanfermin

February 29th, 2008 by sanferman · 2 comments

Come dice il tema del rinomato compositore Turrinni: Tre cose abbiamo a Pamplona che non e possibile trovare a Madrid, une ragazze come il sole e il famoso txakolí, e lo meglior del mondo, la festa de San Fermín.
Allora, questa premissa e corretta, ma abbiamo un grande problema con la prima parte della composizione: le [...]

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What can I do?

February 26th, 2008 by rajauta · No comments

It’s a very common question: what can I do at Sanfermin?.
It really looks like an easy question, but the answer could be very, very large.
At first, if you are considering coming to Sanfermin, you can ask yourself: why do I want to go there?.
There are a lot of reasons to come to Pamplona:
In some cases, [...]

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