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de la Misericordia. Its highlights Ventura Rodríguez. One of the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
include Roman mosaics, two towers holds the 12-tonne
Gothic and Baroque murals, María bell. Inside, some of the Practical Information
Romanesque capitals from the painted decoration on the Navarra. Road Map B5.
cathedral cloister, and an ivory walls and pillars has been * 196,000 n C/San Saturnino
casket that draws inspiration restored. The cloister, with its 2; 948 42 07 00. _ San Fermín
from Islamic decorative motifs. beautifully carved 14th-century (6–14 Jul), San Saturnino (29 Nov),
gateways (Puerta Preciosa and San Francisco Javier (3 Dec).
∑ turismodepamplona.es
Puerta de Amparo) is a
masterpiece of European Transport
Gothic style. k Tel 902 40 47 04. £ Plaza
The Museo Docesano houses de Estación; 902 32 03 20.
a collection of religious art @ C/Yanguas y Miranda 2;
from all over Navarra, including 902 02 36 51.
a set of medieval statues of
the Virgin.
people, making it one of the
P Plaza de Toros most modern bullrings in
Pamplona’s bullring, known Spain. The famous July bull
Richly decorated stalls in the Catedral as the Monumental, holds run – the encierro – ends here.
de Santa María la Real around 19,500
spectators and is
R Cathedral surpassed in size
C/Dormitalería 1; 948 21 25 94. Open only by the arenas in
10:30am–7pm Mon–Sat (to 6pm in Madrid and Mexico
winter). Visitor access is through the City. Designed by
museum. & 8 by prior arrangement. Francisco Urcola, the
The cathedral of Santa María Monumental was
la Real was built during the officially opened
13th–16th centuries, and later in 1922. Several
remodelled several times. improvements were
This aisled Gothic shrine has a made in 2005,
Rococo sacristy, chapels from including the
various periods, and a Neo- addition of a lift and
Classical façade designed by vehicles for disabled A square with fountains in the city centre

Pamplona
City Centre
1 Ciudadela Domingo Palacio
del Virrey
Santo Parque de
Santo
Puente
2 Palacio de Navarra de la Rochapea Arga Domingo Antiguo Cathedral
900 m
3 Plaza del Castillo CUESTA SANTO DOMINGO Hospital C. CURIA Basilica
(980 yds)
Museo
Militar
de Navarra
4 Iglesia San Saturnino FRANCE de San
Martin
VITORIA (GASTEIZ)
B AJADA DE JAVIER
5 Museo de Navarra SAN SEBASTIÁN C. DE JARAUTA Ayuntamiento Iglesia San Palacio
(DONOSTIA)
6 Cathedral C A L L E M AYO R Saturnino CALDERERÍA SAN AGUSTÍN Arzobispal
C . Z A PAT E R Í A
7 Plaza de Toros San Lorenzo PLAZA DEL
CASTILLO
PLAZA
Parque de Palacio de C . N U E V A
DE SAN
la Taconera FRANCISCO BAJADA DE LABRIT

los Vasallos Palacio
CALLE DE LA ESTAFETA
San Nicolas de Navarra PLAZA
DE TOROS
PASEO DE SARASATE C C . DE A R AL A R
CALL E DE LA
NAVAS DE TOLOSA TACONERA
PLAZA AVENIDA DE SAN IGNACIO AVENIDA CARLOS III C . D E L E Y R E
ESTELLA DEL
LOGROÑO GARCÍA XIMÉNEZ C . D E PA U L I N O C A
VÍNCULO
C. ARRIETA ALLE DE OLITE
PLAZA AVENIDA DE LA BAJA NAVARRA FRANCE
PLAZA
DE LAS
PLAZA
IRUN
MERINDADES
A V E N I D A D E L E J É R C I T O
PRINCIPE
Key C. YANGUAS Y MIRANDA DE VIANA RONCESVALLES
DE LA PAZ C. DE LEYRE
Bull-running route C. DE TUDELA PL.
C. S A N F ER MÍ N
DE LA
Ciudadela AVENIDA DE ZARAGOZA C. NAVARRO VILLOSLADA B A L L E R O
CRUZ
C. DE SANGÜESA
PLAZA TUDELA
DE LOS ZARAGOZA
0 metres 200 FUEROS MADRID
Aeropuerto
0 yards 200 7 km (4 miles)
For keys to symbols see back flap
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