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moving during the lifetime of this topic to a new station on Paseo de Francia, next
to the train station.
There are daily bus services to the following:
DESTINATION FARE (€) DURATION (HR)
Biarritz (France) 8.50
1¼
Bilbao
7.06-14
1
Bilbao airport
15.40
1¼
Madrid
from 31.99 5
Train
The main
Renfe train station
(Paseo de Francia)
is just across Río Urumea, on a
line linking Paris to Madrid. There are several services daily to Madrid (from €52.60,
five hours) and two to Barcelona (from €36.90, eight hours).
Detour:
Pamplona
To millions across the world the very name 'Pamplona' means one thing and one thing
only: the festival of Sanfermines, that week-long orgy of partying, dancing and bulls that
run down the streets leaving mayhem and bloodshed in their wake. Running from 6 to 14
July every year, the highlight of the Sanfermines festival is the
el encierro
or bull run,
which takes place at 8am every morning (starting on the 7th) . Six bulls are let loose from
the Coralillos de Santo Domingo to charge through the old town before hurtling into the
bullring . Devotees, known as
mozos
(the brave or foolish, depending on your point of
view), race madly with the bulls, aiming to keep close - but not too close. The total course
is some 825m long and lasts little more than three minutes.
If you want to watch the
encierro ,
you need to have bagged your spot along the route
early. By about 6am all the worthwhile vantage spots are gone.
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