Pamplona is the capital city of Navarra, official languages are both Spanish and Basque. The town is about 400 kilometres North of Madrid and 85 kilometres south of the ocean (San Sebastian). It boasts a regional airport and high speed rail connections with Madrid, Barcelona and Saragossa.

The town is practically monopolised by San Fermin activities during the days of the Fiesta. Public transports, taxis, restaurants keep on working but they have to be shared with many other people, and this may affect their efficiency and comfort. The town isn’t very big though, and walking around it won’t be hard to find very pleasant quiet spots just meters away from all the hustle and bustle.

Apart from San Fermin, Pamplona offers a couple of spots definitely worth visiting, and the quality of hospitality is doubtless generally very high.