Navarre

Home of Pamplona and the Running of the Bulls, with landscapes ranging from Pyrenean valleys to the Bardenas Reales badlands.

Navarre lies in northern Spain, bordering France to the north, with terrain stretching from the Pyrenees to the Ebro plain in the south. The capital, Pamplona, is famous for the Running of the Bulls at the San Fermín festival each July and is also an important stop on the French Way of the Camino de Santiago. The Royal Palace-Castle of Olite, the Irati Forest and the semi-desert Bardenas Reales Natural Park each have their own character. Local vegetables and wines are also well regarded. Spring, summer and autumn are all good times to visit. Pamplona's airport and rail connections link to Madrid and Barcelona, and you can also come overland from Bilbao or San Sebastián.

Destinations

• Pamplona

Itineraries

• Navarre: Mountain Forests to Desert Loop – Head north from Pamplona to the Irati Beech Forest, then south to the Royal Palace of Olite and the Bardenas Reales.
• Camino Francés: Roncesvalles to Logroño 9-Day Trek – Walk from Roncesvalles to Logroño, covering about 140 km of the Camino de Santiago across Navarre in six stages.
• Trans-Pyrenees Road Trip: Barcelona to San Sebastián – Drive from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, connecting Andorra, the Boí Valley, Ordesa, Irati, and the Basque Co…