Pamplona is an ancient Spanish town with interesting history. This place retains numerous notable and iconic monuments. For convention the town is divided into an Old and New one. The old part is located in the center of Pamplona; here are located all major attractions and houses built in past centuries. The historical city center is surrounded by modern buildings - shopping and business centers, hotels and restaurants. Of course, in Pamplona there are several old hotels. In one of them (La Perla) had rest Ernest Hemingway himself.
Pamplona is an admirable city the impressions of visiting which will not be complete without attending its popular gastronomy establishments. Among the restaurants of Basque cuisine city …
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Travelers planning a visit to Pamplona in the middle of July will have a chance to witness a holiday of ultimate beauty being the San Fermines festival. Each year the festival starts on …
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A 13th-century religious monument is the Church of San Saturnino, which had been used as a fortress for many centuries and took part in many battles. This church has very powerful thick walls, which allowed the building to survive hundreds of years later. The main secret of this church is a spring located at its entrance. According to legend, the Holy Saturninus, after whom the church was later named, baptized the first Christians in the city in this spring.
Pamplona is one of the oldest cities of the country which persistently stuns its guests with a variety of architectural and historical landmarks and sights. The most interesting destination …
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The city is also famous for its picturesque parks, and the largest one is the River Park stretching along both banks of the Agra River for 11 km. The park looks like a vast green area equipped with many interesting places for walking and well-groomed picnic areas. A walk through this park can turn into an exciting excursion: here you will discover several old stone bridges, as well as landscaping stones.
1. The main type of city transport is a bus. The city is crossed with more than twenty routes. There are about a dozen of night routes of buses cruising the streets of the city from 23:00 …
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Sightseeing in Spain: things to see
Casa Mila, La Pedrera, which is located in Barcelona, might be the most famous architectural place of interest in the country. The name of the building can be literally translated as "the stone cave". The building was constructed according to the project of Gaudi and was controlled by the famous architect. It's worth mentioning that all works of Gaudi are distinguished by original and unusual design. According to initial project, Casa Mila La Pedrera was intended to be made solely from curvilinear elements and slanting partitions, but later the architect changed his original thoughts and built a unique house that has absolutely no load-bearing walls. This is the only building in the country, where even balconies have an important construction rather than decorative role.
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