Plaza del Castillo
Plaza del Castillo / Gazteluko Plaza
The living room of Pamplona's old town, ringed by arcaded cafés and the heart of the Running of the Bulls that Hemingway wrote about.
Plaza del Castillo is Pamplona's most important square, enclosed by 19th-century arcaded buildings, with a bandstand in the middle. Hemingway describes it several times in The Sun Also Rises, and the Hotel La Perla, where he often stayed, and the Iruña café are both on the square. On ordinary days, locals gather here to drink coffee and soak up the sun. During the San Fermín festival in July, the square is packed and the revelry goes on through the night. The square is open free of charge, and the surrounding streets are where pintxos bars are most concentrated.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Café Iruña
- Calle Estafeta (Encierro Route)
- Pamplona City Hall
- Church of San Nicolás
- Monumento al Encierro
- Church of San Saturnino (San Cernin)
- Pamplona Cathedral
- Plaza de Toros de Pamplona