Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Bartender Kyle Buxton mixes up a cocktail called the Norma Bates Wednesday at Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Lafayette Halloween decorations greet customers near the entrance Wednesday Several Halloween-themed cocktails are pictured Wednesday Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant is pictured Wednesday A cocktail called Child's Play is pictured Wednesday Spooky decorations greet customers just inside the front door Wednesday Gruesome decorations are on display Wednesday General Manager Andrew Payne talks about the Halloween-themed offerings Wednesday stylish drinks and over-the-top Halloween fun — we're talking costumes At Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant in downtown Lafayette the annual "Nightmare on Jefferson Street" Halloween pop-up event brings in a packed house every evening 2 — the "Day of the Dead," or Dia de los Muertos a Mexican holiday in remembrance of friends and family who have passed on Pamplona provides an experience that Halloween-lovers look forward to all year long — which is why tables fill up so quickly when Nightmare on Jefferson Street starts taking reservations in late September People hoping to get in on the fun can still check the restaurant's online reservation system for open seats and general manager Andrew Payne says that sometimes walk-ins can get lucky with cancellations and no-shows "We've definitely gained a new customer base because of the pop-ups," said Payne Pamplona has been doing special themed events for over 10 years starting with an absinthe pop-up they developed for National Absinthe Day on March 5 which now takes place over the first week of March every year led to Pamplona's participation in the national Miracle Christmas pop-up where participating bars across the country deck out for the holidays with themed drinks and extravagant Christmas decor READ MORE: Sparkling, glowing and tinsel-ing: Pamplona brings holiday cheer to Lafayette The restaurant added Nightmare on Jefferson Street to the rotation in 2020 and now their customer base includes people who have made a night out at Pamplona an annual tradition through the fall and winter holidays "It definitely exposes us to a lot more people," says Payne energetic environment that takes us beyond just being a Spanish restaurant."  Pamplona's most popular drink is the Monster Smash — a gin cocktail with raspberry Other specialty Halloween cocktails include an absinthe jello shot (the "Lethal Injection") and "Nuclear Fallout" — mezcal with lemon a natural food coloring that gives the drink a radioactive green hue In keeping with the growing non-alcoholic beverage trend Pamplona bar staff created a few suitably spine-chilling mocktail options "The Troll" is one of the most fun drinks on their cocktail menu right now Guests are encouraged to go all out with their costumes — after all "We get tables that come in with whole themes," Payne says "Last Friday there was a Scooby Doo-themed table We have a Lord of the Rings group coming in tonight There's a table of Britneys that comes every year because the guests and the staff get really into it because it happens quite a bit — some people come in and don't even know what's going on But everyone ends up having a good time."  Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant is located at 631 Jefferson St. The Nightmare on Jefferson Street pop-up event will continue each night from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. Email Joanna Brown at joanna.brown@theadvocate.com Email notifications are only sent once a day News Tips:newstips@theadvocate.com Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: The Repsol Honda rider ends the season on a high note. Gabriel Marcelli takes third place in the final standings. This weekend, the 2024 X-Trial World Championship concluded at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona. Toni Bou was the winner, with his 100th podium in the indoor discipline. Meanwhile, teammate Gabriel Marcelli finished sixth in the seventh round of the year. There was a perfect end to the season for Toni Bou in Pamplona. The 36-time World Champion achieved victory on Saturday, his sixth of the year. In the first round, the Montesa Cota 4RT rider dominated and led the way. In round two, he qualified for the final as the pacesetter and, on the last round, with 5 points to his name, he took the win -his sixth of the year. Marcelli has started the event with some difficulties and, on the first round, with 15 penalty points, placing sixth. In the second round, the Repsol Honda rider did a perfect job but, despite him cleaning the lap, it was not enough to qualify for the final. With this result, Marcelli finishes in third place in the overall standings, repeating the result of last season and closing the year with 6 podiums. The X-Trial World Championship’s 2024 season comes to an end, but on December 21st the riders will return for a new challenge in Madrid with the start of the 2025 campaign. “I'm very happy with the end of the season. I felt very comfortable on the bike. After the result in Estonia the goal was to get back to the top, and we achieved it. It's been an almost perfect year, we finished it in the best way, and I want to thank the team for their great work. In December the 2025 season starts and we're already focused on that. As always, the goal will be to fight for the title, so we're ready to give it our all.” “Today was a difficult day, I made two mistakes on round one that I carried over into the second round and I couldn't recover from. We finished third overall and although it's positive, the goal was the runner-up spot, so we're left with a bittersweet taste in our mouths. Overall it's been a great season and I want to thank the team for the work they've done. On December 21st we start the 2025 X-Trial season again, so we'll look to be at our best." 20247:28 PM UTCRunning with the bulls: Scenes from the streets of PamplonaRevelers run with the bulls through the streets of Pamplona during Spain's best-known bull-running festival [1/19]Revelers brace themselves as a wild cow jumps over them [2/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [3/19]Revellers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [5/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [6/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [8/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [9/19]A reveler sprints as a wild cow runs at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [10/19]Revelers participate in the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [11/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [12/19]A recortador is attacked by a fighting bull during a contest at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [13/19]A recortador performs a pass with a fighting bull during a contest at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [14/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [15/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [16/19]Revelers brace themselves as a wild cow jumps over them [17/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona [18/19]Revelers sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved The new centre covers a total area of 10,000 square metres and is designed to serve as a hub for training The 400 square metre showroom includes the company’s latest solutions for residential In line with Sungrow's sustainability goals the centre includes also a parking area equipped with a number of the company’s EV chargers “This centre embodies Sungrow's deep-rooted commitment to both our customers and the broader mission of energy transition in Southern Europe” said Javier Izcue Vice President of Sungrow Europe responsible for Southern Europe “By offering training and cutting-edge technology we are ensuring that our partners have access to the best solutions and support we are dedicated to being at the forefront driving innovation and sustainable growth.” a public company under the Government of Navarra which has supported the company with a number of processes in recent years “This centre will not only be a place where advanced technical knowledge will be taught but also a space where creativity and collaboration between professionals from different disciplines will be fostered providing the necessary tools and knowledge to face the energy challenges of the future” said Mr Larraya attendees - including key customers and partners as well as representatives from local government and industry media - toured the new facilities and were introduced to the advanced capabilities Sungrow will now offer from its Pamplona base These include training programmes aimed at both technical development and the practical application of renewable energy solutions further supporting the company’s ambition to deliver the highest quality service across its market lines Sungrow This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page (ANS – Pamplona) – Printed flexible and organic electronics (PFOE) is a rapidly evolving field that combines various disciplines and enables the production of lightweight flexible and cost-effective electronic devices there is a growing need for specialised skills and expertise at different levels of education requiring both the upgrading of workers’ qualifications and the training of new talent INFINITE project partners from six countries gathered in Pamplona for the project’s annual meeting the Spanish partners of the INFINITE project hosted the Annual Meeting of Partners of the INFINITE project This international event takes place in a different country each year Salesianos Pamplona and Functional Print Cluster together with associated partners from France everyone discussed and shared their experience on how to develop modern vocational training in the functional printing sector showcased the work being done at the educational centre and how it is advancing in the field of functional printing In addition to organising the annual project meeting To explore collaborative solutions between European clusters to overcome the challenges of industrialisation entitled ‘PrintForward - Co-creating the future of functional printing’ This practical session used Design Thinking and LEGO® Serious Play® methodologies to identify obstacles to technology transfer and build conceptual prototypes for industrial applications Participants in this meeting stated that ‘face-to-face meetings really drive ideas and innovation and are an important tool for accelerating workflows.’ the need for specialised skills and expertise at different educational levels is growing requiring both the upskilling of workers and the training of new talent The INFINITE project addresses this need by establishing a Cooperation Network of Centres of Professional Excellence in the PFOE sector and focuses on reducing the skills gap by developing specific training programmes that go beyond traditional vocational training associated partners from five other countries (Estonia Portugal and Spain) will contribute their expertise from their countries and regions and are designated to adopt/replicate the project results (training Special attention will also be paid to adapting the results to other sectors related to science in order to maximise their impact on European vocational training and industry The project seeks to boost regional growth while promoting international collaboration to share knowledge and drive progress In line with the objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme INFINITE seeks to achieve professional excellence through effective teaching and learning practices By improving vocational training and facilitating cooperation between education the project will address the evolving skills needs ensure quality employment opportunities and contribute to an innovative Through the exchange of knowledge and interdisciplinary skills the project consortium aims to create a harmonised vocational training system in Europe boost labour mobility and strengthen the PFOE sector The INFINITE project started on 1 March 2024 and runs until 29 February 2028. 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Pamplona is just as much worth a visit during the remaining fifty weeks of the year for its history and modern art museums its open recreational spaces and its glorious religious monuments in which much of Pamplona’s cityscape is immortalized in prose Plaza del castillo in the spanish city Pamplona | © Shutterstock/trabantos Guided tour of the Bardenas Reales of Navarre by 4x4 Natural Feature This private 4×4 tour of Bardenas Reales allows you to explore the unique semi-desert landscape of this natural park in Spain The trip includes visits to the park’s most iconic spots with opportunities for stunning photography and a guided explanation of the area’s geological formations Pamplona’s latest artistic project, which has been compared to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, has global dimensions. The driving force behind its collection is the daughter of a Spanish impresario, María Josefa Huarte, who in 2008 made a generous donation which included paintings by Picasso and Kandinsky Meanwhile the University of Navarra contributed rare photographic material from its archive chronicling artists from the 19th century then consider that the building itself was formed by the shaping hand of acclaimed Spanish architect Rafael Moneo In the second week of July every year, the Spanish media turns its entire attention to Pamplona to cover the controversial, but exhilarating festival of San Fermín Spectators rent out flats with balconies lining the Calle de la Estafeta for the best vantage point while the more daring of festival goers participate in the running of the bulls—between the town hall where the crowd initially gathers and the bull ring itself—the third largest of its kind in the world People typically dress for the occasion in white with red handkerchiefs around their necks revelers continue the celebrations on the streets of Pamplona well into the night Discover Pamplona with a private guided tour which covers the city’s main attractions including the historical center This tour offers a personalized experience with detailed insights into the history and culture of Pamplona Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Spanning a whopping total of nearly a million square meters Pamplona’s Riverside Park is the lung of this great city Leaving behind the stone enclosure of the ancient city walls you can enjoy a leisurely walk in the outdoors along the 17 kilometers of pathway meandering the banks of the Arga It isn’t unusual to spot the odd rower or fisherman along the way as you follow one of several routes which take walkers across bridges and into the city’s tranquil countryside For over twenty years Pamplona’s state-of-the-art planetarium built in 1993 and set in the Yamaguchi Park The origins of the universe as well as the latest discoveries in the field of astronomy are the subject of the numerous expositions projected up onto the impressive dome of the Tornamira Hall which measures in at 20 meters in diameter—making it one of the largest of its kind in the world A perfect all-weather activity for people of all ages particularly those interested in the sciences the avant-garde red-panel building of this museum rises on the southern slope of Alzuza boasting a gorgeous view over Pamplona city in the distance Pilgrims walking the French Way on the Camino de Santiago will inevitably pass through Pamplona which is the first major city on the Spanish side of the border and a popular stop-off for weary travelers You don’t have to be carrying a backpack to follow in the footsteps of the pilgrims whose route through Pamplona is lined with monuments of religious significance After starting at the Magdalena Bridge with a stone cross (or cruceiro) bearing an image of St the old city is entered via the Portal de Francia Pilgrims normally collect their stamps from the Cathedral before continuing on through the medieval city and out through the Portal de San Nicolás In the western part of the city centre lies the Ciudadela nestled within the Casco Antiguo and built in the 16th and 17th centuries as a means of protection against incursions by neighboring France Much of its distinctive pentagonal shape has been preserved despite two of the sides being knocked down to make room for the Avenida del Ejército Outside the perimeter of the walls is the Parque de la Vuelta del Castillo a preferred place for locals to view the fireworks during the festival of its patron saint or else go for a run or casual stroll on a nice afternoon The extensive period over which this one was built—over 150 years during the 14th and 15th centuries—explains the variety of architectural influences that can be seen from the neoclassical facade to the Gothic cloister and the interior Renaissance motifs The cathedral honors the monarchs of the former kingdom of Navarre many of whom are interred in the crypt underneath the temple visitors will find a stunning collection of religious artifacts from churches that used to exist in the region This tour takes you on a journey through the renowned Rioja wine region and an exploration of the picturesque vineyards It provides an intimate look into wine production and the chance to taste some of the region’s finest wines Peter was born in London but grew up in Sofia He moved back to the UK to study at the age of eight and has been there ever since He is currently an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge reading Spanish and Italian - 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Promoted by the Government of Navarre and organised by the public company NICDO the programme for the 19th edition has now been finalised with the announcement that artist Iñaki Garmendia will be the protagonist of the Contacts section where cinema is combined with other disciplines the first of his works to be shown outside his home country The films in the official competitive section of Punto de Vista 2025 are the following feature films: If I Fall, Don't Pick Me Up directed by Declan Clarke (Ireland); A South-facing House in Gyeonggi Province by Jin-Yong Park (South Korea); the new work by Chilean directors José Luis Sepúlveda and Carolina Adriazola Cuadro negro which will have its world premiere in Pamplona; and the Argentinean Fuck You and Una temporada en la Frontera by Ileana Dell'Unti Also included in this section are the medium-length films A Stone's Throw by Razan AlSalah (Palestine/Lebanon/Canada); Cambium by Maddi Barber and Marina Lameiro following its appearance at international festivals such as Visions du Réel and Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin; the French films La limace et l'escargot by Anne Benhaïem; and La prunelle rouge by Louapre Pierre; plus Materialsammlung by David Gómez (Germany/Colombia) These are completed by the short films A., directed by Spaniard Ramon Balcells; Bamssi by Mourad Ben Amor (Belgium/Tunisia); El viento que golpea mi ventana by Spaniard Emilio Hupe; Imágenes para Nina y el árbol by Ana Comes (Argentina); La balandra by Matías Lima (also from Argentina); Writing poems at the end of the world by Wonwoo Kim (South Korea); and Portales by Spanish filmmaker Elena Duque, who is also featured at the 2025 Berlinale (Translated from Spanish by Vicky York) Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox 05/05/2025Festivals / Awards – Czech Republic Czech Republic’s Anifilm goes sci-fi 05/05/2025HOFF 2025 The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 05/05/2025Crossing Europe 2025 – Awards The New Year That Never Came and The Flats crowned at Crossing Europe 30/04/2025Cannes 2025 16 works to be presented in the Immersive Selection at Cannes 30/04/2025Festivals / Awards – Romania The New Year That Never Came sweeps the Romanian Gopos 30/04/2025goEast 2025 – Awards Holy Electricity comes out on top at goEast Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the most important daily or weekly news on European cinema Cannes 2025 Marché du Film AFCI runs its second annual Global Film Commission Network Summit at Marché du Film Festivals / Awards Czech Republic Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors Europe European Arthouse Cinema Day set to return on 23 November Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Indie Sales presents a three-star line-up at Cannes HOFF 2025 Crossing Europe 2025 Awards Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes Cannes 2025/Sponsored Latvia set to shine bright at Cannes, led by Sergei Loznitsa’s competition entry Two Prosecutors Las Palmas 2025 MECAS/Awards Manuel Muñoz Rivas and Joana Carro win awards at the eighth MECAS Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Playtime to present some high-impact and entrancing trump cards at Cannes Production / Funding Italy Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World Market TrendsFOCUSA busy spring festival season awaits the European film industry. 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Master in mgmt, methology and Football Analytics The Spanish city and CA Osasuna once again warmly welcome the initiative of LALIGA and its international broadcasters that will give the guests of Migu China beIN SPORTS France and Arena Sports Balkans the opportunity to enjoy some unforgettable days LALIGA EXPERIENCE returns to Pamplona for another year where CA Osasuna will once again be the perfect host for the new stop on this project which allows international LALIGA operators to experience a LALIGA EA SPORTS match up close for several days and to soak up Spanish culture and cuisine They will all receive a warm welcome from Osasuna both at the El Sadar stadium and at the Tajonar sports centre in addition to attending a training session they will be able to interview the club's French-Cameroonian footballer Enzo Boyomo as well as meeting members of the coaching staff and players from the women's team The city of Pamplona will open its doors to them for a few days during which they will visit its most emblematic places and enjoy its gastronomy And the highlight of this whole experience will be when they attend the spectacular match between Osasuna and Real Madrid next Saturday at El Sadar where they will be able to see the players of both teams up close Don't miss any of our guests' adventures on social media by following the hashtag #LALIGAEXPERIENCE On the second death anniversary of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo his widow appealed once more to the national government to expedite the repatriation of the alleged mastermind of his killing.  “We are hoping that we will continue to be patient and not lose hope that one day soon justice will be served,” said Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo in an interview with GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak.  The mayor said there were times when discouragement seemed strong but the faith that justice will be served eventually for Roel and nine other victims has fueled her to keep going.  and supporters gathered at the Freedom Park in Dumaguete City to continue to call for justice and for peace and unity in Negros Oriental 2023 inside the Degamo compound in Pamplona town that left eight others dead on the spot one who died weeks after due to complications of gunshot wounds Six suspects wearing pixelized uniforms and carrying long firearms shot Degamo who was entertaining beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) at his residence in Barangay San Isidro One of Janice’s pleas is for the national government’s continued 100% support for justice to be served to the Degamo family and the families of nine others daghang realidad nahitabo sa among life nga among dalangpanan kadto ra jung tua sa Taas [Kahitas-an]…I come here today to tell you true stories that what happened to us could happen to you Kani atong gihimo dili ni political exercise.  Mag-ampo gyud ta usa ta mopilî and in my heart I know Roel became a sacrificial lamb,” Janice said during the peace rally.  “Let us not allow that the death of Governor Roel R Degamo will be in vain.  Let us ensure that not a single family member of the perpetrators of my uncle's murder can hold public office again now and in the future.”  head of the Integrated Provincial  Health Office who survived the massacre delivered an emotional message on the brutal incident.  You may see me a normal person but deep inside I am traumatized Dili gyud mawala ang panghitabo sa akong hunahuna ang karumaldumal nga act nga gihimo didto kanamo Nakaingon ko silently sa akong kaugalingon nga asa ang hustisya Silently akong kanunay giampo ang mga tawo gaplano akong giampo nga manubag sila sa kasakit nga akong natagamtaman sa akong lawas ug akong kinabuhi,” Estacion said.  let us not reflect on the pain but also on the incredible   power of community it is in the aftermath of tragedies like this that we see the very best of us - our compassion and our determination to push forward in the face of adversity The [late] governor who fought for unity would have wanted us to continue to build a world where peace triumphs over violence and love over hate,” Estacion added.  Janice also expressed fear that pieces of evidence on the case of her husband and the other victims might get lost.   “I am expressing my fear that there might be tentacles of the Teveses who will try to reach the different offices of the government to prevent this case from being filed and I am hoping and putting my trust that our people in government will not tolerate such act,” she said.  a former congressman of the Third District of Negros Oriental is still in Timor-Leste amid his pending case, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed on March 3 the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that the Timor-Leste Court of Appeals granted for the second time the country’s extradition request for Teves.  in an ambush interview by GMA Integrated News said he was told that they will get an update soon on the case.  “The appeal process in Timor-Leste seems to be endless but I was assured that we will get the news very soon about this matter,” he said.  (with reports from GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak Desk gmaregionaltv.com is home to the latest stories produced by news teams of GMA Regional TV from stations in key areas across the Philippines gmaregionaltv@gmanetwork.com About us Advertise with us The former Pamplona space in Clarendon is vacant no longer Hyde Social will bring a low-frills local hangout to 3100 Clarendon Blvd “There is certainly a need for a place where you can go relax have a drink with friends and get something to eat,” said co-owner John Cerrito better known as “Intern John” on Hot 99.5’s morning show Cerrito has joined forces with Arlington restaurant veteran Charles Lee and long-time local deejay scene staple DJ Phlipz, to bring Hyde Social to life. 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Irizar e-mobility has just delivered in Pamplona a fleet of 10 new zero emission e-buses (model ie tram These ten buses join the other ten ie trams that have been running in the Pamplona region since February Pamplona rolls out Irizar e-buses The vehicles The vehicles, which have a tram-like design, are exactly the same as the bus presented last September 2023 and the nine presented in February of this year, as Spanish trade media Autobuses y autocares highlights The media specifies that the vehicles delivered in Pamplona are equipped with latest generation 430 kWh batteries and motors with a maximum traction power of 240 kW Irizar ie tram have been ordered lately also in French Basque County. They have ordered seven 18-metre-long vehicles and four 12 metre ones. The 100% Basque Tram’bus, which was manufactured in Gipuzkoa, was inaugurated in Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz in 2019 it has transported a record number of 12 million passengers “This is the story of a model that shows industrial and environmental innovation can work together” a book about 50 iconic objects from the Basque Country © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I The first time my friend Rob and I experienced Pamplona’s San Fermin festival was in 2017 Held every year from 6-14 July in the northern Spanish city the six bulls destined for that evening’s bullfight run for almost a kilometre through Pamplona’s oldest quarters accompanied by thousands of thrill-seeking human participants known as mozos.  Rob and I have now run with the bulls of Pamplona four times – once that first year once in 2018 and twice at last year’s festival (it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid) Next week we’ll be meeting in Pamplona again If our girlfriends ever join us for San Fermin their reaction to how much we discuss our runs – tactics beforehand Already a subscriber? 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Log in The TimesSpain’s northern city of Pamplona famed for the running of the bulls at its San Fermín fiesta has announced it will not grant any more licences for tourist rental flats in its historic centre Defining it as a “preventive urban modification” the authority said the regulation aimed to “safeguard the residential model of the neighbourhood defend its commercial fabric and promote a sustainable tourism model” The move follows popular anger that led to a protest in February in which Pamplona residents demanded that the city hall declare the historic centre “saturated” with tourist flats Tourism, especially during the San Fermín festival, has caused property prices to soarREUTERSIt also comes as protests against the effects of “overtourism” were staged across the country this summer The traditional bull run takes place every morning during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Gabriel Insausti Herrero-Velarde does not work for own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment Universidad de Navarra provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES View all partners Jake Barnes is an American newspaper correspondent working in Paris in 1922 the beautiful divorcee who has turned the French capital into a platform between two trains the promise of a husband she has procured in the meantime a friend of Jake’s who only seems to think about fishing Ernest Hemingway brings together all of them, and the bullfighter Pedro Romero, a transcript of the Niño de la Palma, in the Pamplona of The Sun Also Rises (1926) the legendary fiesta that celebrates the co-patron saint of Navarre a Roman officer Christianised around the 3rd century by Saint Saturninus Fermín settled in Amiens and died a martyr’s death Oral sources declare that the red pañuelico (scarf) worn around the neck on feast days is reminiscent of his fate The history of the Sanfermines would take too long to recount Over the centuries it has undergone many changes there was a change of dates so that celebrations that once took place in the autumn were rescheduled for the solstices and finally moved to the summer the explosion of a rocket that starts the fiesta was devised at midday on the 6th of July 1939 The best-known part of the feasts is the encierro journey taken by the six bulls that are going to take part in the afternoon bullfight This starts at the stable and ends at the bullring The current tradition of running in front of the animals until they reach their destination has been preserved from this custom But this isn’t the only tradition that occurs during the Sanfermines. Among the many traditions that surround them are the mass and procession of Saint Fermín, patron saint of Pamplona and Navarre, the encierrillo – in which every day at 10 p.m., the bulls that will take part in the encierro the following morning are taken to the stable – or the riau riau a popular celebration in which the citizens sing and dance a 19th-century waltz occupying the streets of the centre and blocking the way of the municipal corporation The riau riau has been absent from official celebrations for several years although it continues to be performed unofficially The Sanfermines are an amalgam of Christianity and paganism he observes that “San Fermín is also a religious festival” it can be said that it is precisely Hemingway’s literary recreation of the Sanfermines that shaped what we know today A glance at the novel is enough to prove it There are several themes in The Sun Also Rises is underlined by the irony of Brett’s preference for him among the men who want her (Mike Cohn) and by the exaltation of virility that the bullfighting festival represents Another underlying theme is the mood, which makes The Sun Also Rises an emblem of what Gertrude Stein called the “lost generation” it was Stein who advised Hemingway to visit the Sanfermines Jake’s wound thus invites a symbolic reading and points to an evil that is not exclusive to him this group of Americans are reluctant to return to their homeland after the conclusion of a war that has overturned all their certainties Behind the visible hunger for action lurks ennui A third theme has to do with Hemingway’s personality The writer was someone who not only wrote about adventure but turned writing itself into it someone who liked to hunt crocodiles in Florida fish for tuna in Cuba or shoot wild beasts in Africa a binge of adventure and exoticism with three obvious manifestations: the aforementioned sexual tension It should not be forgotten that The Sun Also Rises is written during Prohibition and that the author comes from Chicago a city that has become the centre of the illegal liquor trade In contrast to that dilemma between abstinence and drunkenness what these North Americans find in the Sanfermines is a festive and joyous experience Hemingway was able to see this for himself after a long hiatus. During the 1940s he was unable to visit Pamplona (he had spoken out in favour of the Republic and written For Whom the Bell Tolls a plea against the policy of non-intervention) but when diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain were re-established What he found was something of a boomerang: instead of the local party in a small town, he now saw the cosmopolitan tumult brought about by the popularity of his own novel (and of the 1957 film adaptation made in Mexico by Henry King) life imitated art: the feast was now a crowd of foreigners eager to emulate the adventures of Jake had added to the traditional red pañuelico with a uniform of white shirt and trousers that was only really seen in King’s film – the kitsch logic of those who wish to confirm a postcard peculiarity for the outsider the more pagan side was beginning to prevail over the religious This article was originally published in Spanish CHICAGO (September 12, 2022) – The U.S. Women’s National Team will face Spain on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona (2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. local on ESPN2) to finish a two-game European tour that starts against 2022 European champions England on Friday, Oct. 7 at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London (3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. local on FOX). In the quarterfinals of the 2022 UEFA Women’s EURO, Spain was just minutes away from knocking out host England before an 86th-minute equalizer from Ella Toone sent the match to overtime where England would win 2-1. The Lionesses then went on win the tournament in historic fashion at Wembley on July 31, defeating Germany 2-1 in overtime. Spain was a pre-tournament favorite at the Euros but lost two of its top attacking players to injury prior to the start of the competition. Spain is ranked eighth in the world and England is currently fourth. The match with Spain will be just the fourth-ever meeting between the teams and the second in Spain. The teams met for the first time ever in January of 2019, a 1-0 victory for the USA in Alicante, Spain, which was followed later in the year by a 2-1 U.S. victory in the Round of 16 at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The teams most recently met at the 2020 SheBelieves Cup, a 1-0 U.S. victory which featured a dramatic 87th minute game-winning header from Julie Ertz. Spain is one of nine European teams that has qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as it won Group B over second-place Scotland with a record of 8-0-0 and 53 goals scored with zero against. The USA qualified for both the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics via its five-game run of wins at the Concacaf W Championship in Mexico that concluded with a 1-0 victory over Canada in the championship game on July 18. +374 10 650015 I first became aware of the "European Commissariats" project in Spain through an article on the North Rhine-Westphalia police intranet at the end of 2022 I read the call for applications from the NRW Ministry of the Interior with great interest and immediately knew that I had to make the most of this opportunity Being close to my Latin American roots has always been very important to me and being able to realize this as a police officer in Spain was a chance for me to have a completely new life and service experience and fulfill a previously unfulfilled dream I therefore didn't hesitate for a second to apply for the project and after an interview in Düsseldorf I received the good news: I had been accepted to support the Policía Nacional during the "Sanfermines" in Pamplona Pamplona is located in the north of Spain and is the capital of the province of Navarra The city of around 200,000 inhabitants is known as one of the main stops on the Way of St James and for the "Sanfermines" bull runs that take place in July The Sanfermines are one of the most famous popular festivals in Spain and take place in Pamplona every year from July 6 to 14 so-called "bull runs (encierros)" take place daily through the streets of Pamplona with daredevils running ahead of the free-running bulls the bullfights (las corridas de toros) take place within the "Plaza de Toros" of Pamplona the entire city is decorated in white and red and celebrations take place at all times of the day and night The spectacle surrounding the running of the bulls attracts several thousand visitors and many tourists to Pamplona every year which requires a large number of police officers The day before the start of the festivities I flew from Düsseldorf to Bilbao and met my colleague Tobias at the airport in Germany with whom I would be traveling for the NRW police we were met by a colleague from the Policía Nacional who took us to the hotel in the center of Pamplona On arrival at the hotel and after checking in we finally met the rest of our international "police force" we were eight European police officers supporting the Policía Nacional during the festive period as part of the "European Commissariats" program in Pamplona: two officers each from France We exchanged ideas and got to know each other and it quickly became clear that the chemistry between us was right We all felt a huge sense of anticipation about what to expect over the next few days but also numerous police officers from Germany who had traveled from all over Spain for the Sanfermines festivities and whose acquaintance we made during our stay in Pamplona Among them were Spanish colleagues from the riot police civilian forces and even drone pilots from the Policía Nacional In view of the expected high number of visitors and tourists the Spanish police and the city of Pamplona had apparently prepared themselves well for the coming festive season We were warmly welcomed that morning before the festivities by the three colleagues from the Policía Nacional who were to accompany us over the next few days they did everything they could to ensure that we had an interesting and informative assignment and a good stay in Pamplona in general Our first assignment was at the "Jefatura Superior de Policía Nacional" in Pamplona I was impressed by the calm yet serious manner in which he welcomed us and thanked us for our presence the celebrations were due to start in just under two hours and there was no sign of nervousness in the Jefe Superior We were then given a tour of the other directorates of the Jefatura Superior it was time to occupy the police van ("Furgoneta") and get stuck into the action The city no longer resembled the city of the day before and had come to life There were euphoric groups of people everywhere and music parades were taking place in the streets the people in the city were traditionally dressed in white and red and were in a great party mood this continued for the entire duration of the Sanfermines We headed for the pedestrian zones and popular squares with a high volume of visitors and tourists in order to show police presence as part of our foot patrols and to be available to locals and tourists as a point of contact We also distributed flyers and wristbands for the children on which the parents' availability was noted The response from the public to our presence was consistently positive People were curious to know where we were from and what foreign police officers were doing in Pamplona Others wanted to take photos with us or simply let us know that they thought our work was commendable friendliness and gratitude of the locals and tourists was remarkable and only reinforced my belief that - even though the number of German tourists in Pamplona was rather low - I was in the right place But there was also a lot of interest from the press and media a television interview with the well-known Spanish television station "RTVE" awaited us This was broadcast as part of a report on the Sanfermines Other press teams also accompanied us on the other days and reported on our stay in Pamplona and the international "European Commissariats" project in newspaper and Internet articles We were usually picked up at our accommodation by our Spanish colleagues and started our shift at the "Acuartelamiento de la Policía Nacional" a kind of police barracks of the Policía Nacional This was followed by daily foot patrols at popular tourist locations we also got to know other police authorities in Spain and were always in contact with our colleagues where we distributed flyers and informed them about the presence of international police officers One of my personal highlights on the job was when we were also allowed to ensure that visitors felt safe inside the "Plaza de Toros" We were allowed to go behind the scenes of the arena and watch the bullfighting action I have never seen anything like it in my life and was overwhelmed by the impressions of the bullring and the atmosphere in the auditorium I could only partially understand the fuss surrounding the Sanfermines celebrations with the associated bull races and bullfights my stay there showed me that the Sanfermines are so much more: The cheerfulness of the people the culture as well as the wonderful customs I was able to understand why the Spanish love this tradition so much the Sanfermines celebrations were a complete success again this year Thanks to the seamless cooperation of the police and other authorities Everything and everyone was thought of and I was also able to play my part - thanks to the European Commissariats project The nine days that the Sanfermines lasted went by very quickly for me with many experiences that I will never forget and that are very valuable to me both professionally and privately I also grew very fond of the great people who accompanied me on this unique experience in such a short time I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Policía Nacional the NRW Ministry of the Interior and the KPB Rein-Sieg-Kreis for making it possible for me to take part in the project and have such a great experience The second staging of X-Trial Pamplona in Spain at the Navarra Arena saw 18-times World Champion Toni Bou make amends for his shock defeat at X-Trial Tallinn three weeks ago with a dominant victory Bou sealed his 100th career podium with his sixth win in seven Rounds of the now-completed 2024 season “I arrived here with a real determination to win again after my mistake in Tallinn “I rode at a high level from the start and aside from the failure in Section One of the Final I was able to dominate It was the perfect way to close another successful season considering there are so few Rounds per year took the championship silver medal when Gabriel Marcelli saw his run of nine consecutive podium finishes come to an end with an error-strewn first run that left him sixth “Truthfully I haven’t had the best of days,” Busto said “The mistake I made in Section Four of the Final relegated me to third But I have managed to take silver from a very consistent season only dropping once from the podium places.” Busto’s hopes of claiming back-to-back victories were ended with an error in Section Four while Benoit Bincaz made it through the same with two marks to claim a career-best second place “This result is fantastic: the first time I have finished as high as second in a World Championship Round and my second consecutive podium I think I can say I am finally back after all of the problems I have had since my back injury a few years ago,” Bincaz said just one mark behind the podium spots after a two-mark second run Adam Raga paid dearly for three dropped marks in Section Three of the opening round otherwise he could have finally added his first rostrum finish of the campaign not even a clean for Gabriel Marcelli was enough to recover from three fiascos in his opening run The only changes of positions in the second half of qualifying saw Toby Martyn move ahead of Sondre Haga but that was insufficient to defend fourth in the world against Bincaz for Martyn in what was likely his final X-Trial appearance The riders have very little time to recover before the new X-Trial World Championship season gets underway on 21st December with X-Trial Madrid at the Palacio Vistalegre Bulls run along Estafeta street during Sanfermines Photography by Susana Vera Reporting by Susana Vera and David Latona The bell tolls - eight chimes. A fuse is lit and a rocket takes off. The pen doors open and out burst 12 behemoths - six bulls and six steers - working their pace up to a gallop, hooves thundering on the cobbled streets. On cue, throngs of white-clad runners begin to sprint. They glance back, ready to dodge the charging beasts' piked horns with balletic moves defying a gory demise. Enraptured onlookers cheer on from balconies above. It's the feast of St Fermin, the famed bull-running festival that engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of one of the grandees of 20th-century American literature. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. In 1926, he set his debut novel "The Sun Also Rises" partly in Pamplona. Based on his experiences there and among the American and British expat community in Paris, Hemingway quickly established himself with the book as the voice of what became known as the post-World War One "Lost Generation." In the book, the narrator - Hemingway's alter-ego - chronicles a tale of excess, of constant and in some ways desperate carousing broken only by trips to the bullring to watch the bloody encounters. "I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it," says one character in a famous exchange. "Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters," replies the narrator. Bill Hillmann, an English professor from Chicago and expert bull-runner, first read "The Sun Also Rises" while in college when he was 20. When the now 41-year-old turned the last page, he knew two things: He wanted to become a writer, and he would run in front of Pamplona's bulls someday. Hillmann's first run was in 2005. He's been a fixture ever since. "I got here and I was just blown away by it. It was everything in the book but times ten, you know. It was bigger. It was wilder. It was crazier," he says. Over the years, he became friends with Hemingway's grandson John and great-grandson Michael. Being gored twice, in 2014 and 2017, hasn't dampened his enthusiasm. "I've basically been kind of following Hemingway's ghost around, you know, and I'm a little bit haunted by him," Hillmann says. For Cheryl Mountcastle, 69, her first encounter with "The Sun Also Rises" was at her New Orleans high school. For the past 24 years, she has rented the same apartment in Pamplona for the festival with her family. She says the novel's emphasis on drinking omits another side of the festival - such as sharing food and dancing in the street. Leontxi Arrieta is one of the few remaining Pamplonians who met Hemingway in the flesh. The 91-year-old tells Reuters her family hosted the writer and his fourth wife, Mary Welsh, in their last visit to Sanfermines in 1959, two years before his death. The couple rented out three rooms in the Arrietas' house, where Hemingway wrote, drank vodka, and shocked the family by removing the crucifixes from the wall and putting them in the cupboard, Arrieta recounts. There's a recurring debate among Pamplona's residents: Is the city's overcrowding during Sanfermines Hemingway's fault? Did he misrepresent its essence in his writings? Has it been a victim of the novel's success? Last year, 1.7 million people attended, leaving 1,200 tons of broken glass and assorted waste behind. A coveted spot on a balcony with a prime view of the bull-running can easily fetch 200 euros ($220) per person. Pamplona native Miguel Izu, 63, who among several books on Sanfermines has penned one about the festival's links to Hemingway, believes the novelist's influence on its popularity has been exaggerated. "It's true that he's contributed to making Sanfermines famous and bringing people here, but before Hemingway, tourists were already coming, especially from France," Izu explains. Hemingway was unknown during his 1923 trip, he says, and only became a world-renowned figure after earning the Nobel Prize in 1954. Izu acknowledges the city was still exploiting Hemingway's image to promote itself, "either deliberately or unconsciously". But the reverse also applies: "We made him into a sort of Sanfermines icon - you can't talk about them without mentioning Hemingway." But not every foreigner at the festival has been lured by the author, especially since the rise of social media. Australian William Kappal, 23, and his friends were instead attracted by YouTube videos showcasing the exhilarating danger of the bull-running coupled with plenty of roistering. Asked if they had ever heard of Hemingway, Kappal chuckles. Many things have changed since 1923 - the familiar white outfits decked with red scarves and waistbands worn by runners, for instance, only came into fashion after 1931 - and northern Spain has transitioned from an agrarian to an industrialized society. But the essence of the festival remains, Izu says. Cafes featured in the book such as the Iruña still welcome revellers. Visitors still party, and pray, and seek a space in the crowded streets to get a view of the bulls without risk of being gored by those devilish horns. Says Izu: "I think that if (Hemingway) came back to life ... he would look around and say: 'Some things are strange, but well, it's basically the same old Sanfermines.'" Revellers run from the Fire Bull, a man carrying a bull mask packed with fireworks, July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Thousands of revellers hold red scarves as the rocket launch announces the opening of  Sanfermines, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Revellers shower in wine during the opening of the Sanfermines, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Revellers attend a bullfight during Sanfermines July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Jon Benito, dressed in traditional attire, participates in the procession of St Fermin, patron saint of Sanfermines, July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera A reveller urinates near a statue in honour U.S writer Ernest Hemingway outside the bullring during Sanfermines, July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Jerry, who has come from France, peeps through the barrier to see the first bull run next to a drawing of Saint Fermin, July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera.   Novice bullfighter Marcos Linares prepares to take part in a bullfight with young bulls ("novillada"), on the eve of the start of Sanfermines, July 5, 2023.  REUTERS/Susana Vera.   Revellers walk past "Hemingway's necktie"a souvenir shop, with an image of the U.S. writer on its shutters before the fourth running of the bulls during Sanfermines, July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera Photo editing: Maye-E Wong and Kezia Levitas 2019 11:19 AM EDTIt takes about three and a half minutes to complete what’s perhaps the world’s most controversial race where bullfighters face off with the animals and later slaughter them But supporters say the running of the bulls is a centuries-old tradition and vital to regional culture Here’s the history of Pamplona’s bull run – and a look at its contested future Bull runs evolved from medieval farmers herding their animals through town to show them off at the bullring It’s unclear exactly when revelers got involved but the runs in Pamplona became a cultural touchstone some time after 1591 when townspeople moved the annual celebration of their patron saint from the fall to summer—taking advantage of the weather and coinciding with a big trade fair Ernest Hemingway brought Pamplona’s bull runs to international audiences celebrating their drama in his 1927 novel The Sun Also Rises the week-long festival swells the town’s 200,000 population five-fold and powers its economy with visitors spending an average of $110 per day Animal rights groups have been a fixture for decades; this year PETA and local activists lay outside the townhall semi-naked on top of chalk outlines of fallen bulls to protest the “cruel spectacle” 35 people ended up in hospital this year after being gored Runners say the danger is the point. On July 11 a group of runners sat down before running to protest authorities’ use of anti-slip chemicals and highly trained steers to shepherd the bulls. Such measures improve safety, but undermine the event’s “emotion,” one runner wrote in a social media post. “We have something unique here Pamplona’s mayor has said he “can’t imagine” the festival without bulls though he is open to phasing out bullfights these are protected under the Spanish Constitution as part of cultural heritage have overturned attempts to ban lethal ones in the regions of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands But the debates are unlikely to go anywhere. Hemingway recognized Pamplona’s pull as problematic back in 1925. “If a male looks at it for a moral standpoint there isn’t any excuses,” he wrote about bullfights in a letter to a friend. “But if a male takes it as it comes Gawk what a hell of a wonderful show.” Write to Ciara Nugent at ciara.nugent@time.com This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Sign up here Spain — Nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees the Spanish city of Pamplona is not your typical bike-friendly place a large part of Pamplona sits atop a hill that rises steeply above the Navarrese plain That topography once helped protect it from invading armies; today it makes biking an ambitious proposition “There is a height difference of approximately 20 meters between the riverbank and the highest parts of the city,” said Maribel Gómez head of mobility for Pamplona's municipal government “You have to be in great shape to be able to pedal up slopes with gradients of over 8 percent.” Up until a few years ago, the city's cycling community was mainly made up of "fit guys who were into sports." That changed when authorities started to invest in infrastructure, including a series of public elevators linking key points in Pamplona’s historic center — famous the world-over for hosting the annual Running of the Bulls festival — to the plateau below.  prompting the city to build out its network of cycling lanes — a virtuous circle that could disprove the conventional wisdom that it's too difficult to cycle in Europe's hot Compared to northern Europe's cycling utopias While more than 30 percent of people in Amsterdam and Copenhagen say they rely on bikes as their main mode of transport less than 4 percent of Rome's residents use bikes to get around 5.8 percent cycle on a daily basis; in Lisbon "It's always the same thing: People in southern cities say this isn't Amsterdam: My city isn't flat so don't complain that I don't cycle'," said Samuel Nello-Deakin researcher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona "It’s true that the cities that register the highest rates of bike use are flat or have maximum gradients of 5 percent,” he said “But that’s not a hard and fast rule: We see high cycling rates in Zurich and other Swiss cities with very steep hills.” parents on the school run and professionals on their way to the office queued up at the entrance to the Calle Descalzos elevator located just above the bank of the Arga River and built into the base of Pamplona’s ancient fortifications The large cabin fits about a dozen pedestrians or five bicycles — though pedestrians take priority meaning cyclists can end up waiting a little longer for their ride up the hill Gómez admitted that the elevators weren't designed for cyclists when they were first installed in 2008 “We were looking to give older residents a way to get to the shops and health centers in the old quarter.” But city leaders quickly realized the elevators were incentivizing bike use by easing the pain of a steep uphill commute by turning a brutal ascent into a 20-second ride it's now common to see suited professionals zip through the city's streets Over the past 11 years Pamplona’s original fleet of five elevators has been expanded to 11 with estimated ridership rates of almost 2.7 million people per year — an impressive figure for a city of 200,000 “Our data shows that this infrastructure is allowing for the movement of tremendous numbers of people within the city,” said Gómez it’s proven to be key to allowing the old quarter to remain alive.” The uptick in cycling is not only down to elevators, said Gómez. The city has doubled its bike lanes — from 4.8 kilometers in 2019 to 10.5 km in 2021 — and launched a new e-bike sharing scheme in December 2021 The system — set up with Spanish company Ride On and sponsored by local bank Caja Rural de Navarra — has anchor points in all neighborhoods rather than only in the city's most touristy areas The docking price for the system’s subscribers are just €0.70, and the first 20 minutes of any ride is free. That makes the service cheaper than the single ticket on the city’s municipal bus lines.  Those affordable fares are key, as owning an e-bike — which can cost between €1,000 and €2,500 — is a luxury in countries like Spain and Portugal, where the median monthly salary is €1,750 and €1,360 Gómez said the city has not yet established definitive ridership rates but that counters placed at strategic points throughout the city were detecting some 8,500 cyclists (e-bikes and others) per day Promoting e-bike use could be key in other hilly cities too director of intellectual property and data collection at the European Cyclists’ Foundation (ECF) “E-bikes are game-changers for less sporty people and even just commuters who want to get to work without arriving covered in sweat,” he said Last year cycling organizations persuaded the Council of the European Union to authorize member countries to apply reduced VAT rates on the supply rental and repair of conventional bicycles and e-bikes But Holger said that nearly a year later not all countries have taken that step and that the EU needs to do more to make e-bikes accessible for all Making that a reality — and providing additional solutions such as better links between cycling infrastructure and public transport — is particularly urgent in southern European cities, which are suffering from extreme heat as a result of climate change, said Gómez. “We have to stop emitting CO2 and we have to reverse the trend of having public spaces full of cars,” she said. “We have to do everything we can to get people to be able to move by bike, on foot or with non-polluting public transport.” The one-stop-shop solution for policy professionals fusing the depth of POLITICO journalism with the power of technology From Madrid to Rome, ideologically opposed European politicians are united in their ban of the practice. 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This vibrant business community near the French border thrives on international investment Part of its appeal is its prime geographic position along the Pyrenees Mountains which facilitates business between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of continental Europe  The city boasts one of the highest incomes per capita and the lowest unemployment rate of any major Spanish city (14% versus 30% nationally) Pamplona is also Spain's greenest city (five new parks have opened in the past two years totalling 26 square metres of green space per inhabitant) To boost business further, a new Meetings and Conventions board has been established to draw large conference and congress events. As well, meetings can be planned at more unorthodox locales. "Our historical heritage provides unique sites for meetings,” said Javier Lacunza, director of Baluarte regularly hosts functions in its medieval cathedral." the city’s hotel capacity has been growing steadily (Pamplona saw a 7% jump in hotel visitors last year) the vast majority of hotels are within walking distance of the Baluarte Pamplona's main airport is quite small and has minimal facilities making it a cinch to navigate It is the easiest to fly into because it is less than 5km from the city centre and has regular connections to major hubs at Madrid and Barcelona for international travel Taxis average less than 10 euros ($13) from the airport into town and visitors can exchange money at the airport or in city-centre banks (for better rates) Bilbao's international airport is another common gateway to the city with flights from most of Europe's main international airports restaurants and retail outlets accept credit cards but some food outlets may have trouble accepting credit cards without an EMV chip but it is always wise to have cash as a backup Expect to carry some form of identification Compared to Madrid or Barcelona, travellers will find daily necessities like crispy churros (fried doughnuts with sugar) and a cafe con leche (standard breakfast fare) to be cheap. Ernest Hemingway's favourite haunt, Cafe Iruña serves coffee and churros for less than 5 euros ($7) Business meals are a common way of getting to know potential clients and there are a few prudent features that may stump foreigners Butter is not provided for bread; occasionally Many restaurants do not provide bread plates; it is acceptable to place bread on the table cloth the Spanish are known for "la sobremesa," the custom of lingering long after a meal is completed to chat over coffee It is considered impolite to get up before the host The 108-room AC Hotel by Marriott is preferred by groups that want an international brand they recognise near the city's medical and pharmaceuticals business district As the largest hotel in the city centre, the 138-room Maisonnave is popular with business travellers given its central location It is fresh from a 2013 renovation of guest rooms which included placing photographic wall murals in all rooms depicting vibrant scenes of Pamplona daily life Rooms on the sixth floors have the premium views of the city's famous cathedral Pamplona's most famous hotel is Gran Hotel La Perla which is home to nearly all celebrities and diplomats who come to town Its 44 rooms have seen the likes of Orson Wells Woody Allen and Ernest Hemingway (whose second-floor room is among the most popular) Many rooms face the city's main square but soundproofed windows and a pillow menu mean that not a sound can be heard So popular are the pillows here that reception has sold 50 in 2014 alone Pamplona is home to three Michelin-starred restaurants including family-owned and operated Rodero while brother Chef Koldo Rodero has added his own modern touch to his father's favourite Navarran recipes Reservations are a must; favourites include a seafood-laden mother of pearl soup and Iberico hamburgers with Spanish Roncal cheese Another of the Michelin stars belongs to Europa Dishes such as grilled Peron red peppers and roast pigeon with creamed apple have put this restaurant on the map Numerous small dining rooms give the impression of an intimate cafe making it popular with the business lunch crowd A popular pastime in Navarra is spending an evening out for pintxos (traditional tapas from northern Spain) Numerous bars and cafes serve a variety within walking distance of the Plaza del Castillo These can be ordered off a printed menu or by standing at the bar and simply pointing to dishes in the display case Diners keep the toothpicks holding each item on the countertop which are later used to calculate one's bar tab Joggers may enjoy a run along the paved city walls that encircle the downtown area While it is acceptable to be fashionably late for a party foreigners should still plan a punctual arrival to business meetings even if that means waiting for a Spaniard to arrive do not be surprised if someone interrupts or talks loudly over another The Spanish have a tendency to speak with vigour which should not be interpreted as anger or displeasure Where does business travel take you? 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All rights reserved Print PAMPLONA Spain — Residents in Spain’s northern city of Pamplona dressed up Monday in white clothes and traditional red scarves to mark what should have been the start of their annual San Fermín festival which was canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic Known for its races with bulls running along cobbled streets the festival was popularized by Ernest Hemingway in his 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises” and was last called off during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s With more than 28,000 deaths nationwide from the novel coronavirus and an economy in the doldrums following a strict nationwide lockdown local authorities say there is little to celebrate said one could still toast “the health of all those who have not contracted the coronavirus.” He joined together on Monday with about 400 others at a central square where normally more than 12,000 would witness the opening of the festival They gathered at the City Hall square at noon the time a rocket known as “chupinazo” opens the nine-day festival in normal times Revelers from all around the world respond to the rocket by dousing each other with red wine and champagne The races against the bulls are world-famous but also fraught with peril. Last year, a San Francisco man was among those injured when a bull gored him in the neck. World & Nation There is no danger of such injuries this year. Instead, a large sign from the city hall’s facade displayed the slogan #WeWillExperienceThem, an invitation to revelers to return for next year’s celebrations. Hundreds of police officers were deployed to prevent impromptu parties at bars or on streets. Pamplona’s mayor, Enrique Maya, told reporters that 2020 would be a pause “in which we are going to accumulate desire to celebrate in 2021.” A video was also launched with medical personnel reminding viewers that “it is enough to be irresponsible one day to ruin three months of everyone’s efforts,” a reference to the lockdown that Spain imposed from mid-March to mid-June. California Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Pamplona the Spanish tapas restaurant and sangria bar in Clarendon The restaurant, which opened in 2017 in the space formerly occupied by SoBe Bar & Bistro, shared its farewell message on Instagram last week but the time has come for Pamplona’s final turn we can not say thank you enough; just know we could not have done it without you,” the post said “We want to thank our staff (past and present) for their hard work and dedication throughout the years We formed countless memories with all of you and we will forever be grateful,” the restaurant said A representative for Pamplona could not be reached before publication. Its owner, Mike Bramson, also owns The Lot an open-air beer garden that began its long goodbye this year ahead of development plans for the site it occupies The opening ceremonies for the Festival of San Fermín known as Spain’s annual running of the bulls on Thursday was preceded by a protest that saw animal rights activists don bull horns and floor-length blood-red robes to protest the series of bullfights that take place each night of the nine-day festival PETA anti-bullfighting protesters seen holding placards expressing their opinion and wearing bull .. during the protest held in Pamplona Wednesday Roughly a million spectators have descended on the city of Pamplona this week for the annual running of the bulls a tradition that dates back to the early 14th century and involves running in front of a small group of bulls through the city streets before the same bulls are made to participate in a bullfight to the death Protesters with PETA and the Spain-based nonprofit AnimaNaturalis on Wednesday the day before the official start of the event took to the streets wearing red robes and bull horns while holding signs with messages denouncing the killing and torturing of bulls during the event Season tickets to the Pamplona bullfights sell out well ahead of the event and only 1,000 tickets per day are sold to the general public leading to a popular secondary market that sells in-demand tickets for “many multiples of the face value.” Activists covered in fake blood protest against bullfighting and bull running during a demonstration .. More called by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Anima Naturalis pro-animal groups on the eve of the San Fermín festivities in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on July 5 Activists opposing the animal cruelty of bullfights lie on the ground like dead bodies inside chalk .. More outlines of bulls during a performance before the San Fermin celebrations in Pamplona Animal rights activists dressed as Tyrannosaurs and bull-running runners hold placards reading: .. More “Bullfighting is prehistoric” during a protest against bullfighting on July 5 Bull running can be traced back to the 14th century in northeastern Spain when transport of bulls from the countryside to the city center organically turned into races between men and bulls that expanded to the tradition that still stands today Daily events at the festival include the running of the bulls a parade featuring large figures known as “giants and big-heads,” sports exhibitions in which the six bulls driven to the bullring during the daily running of the bulls are killed A typical Spanish bullfight starts with bullfighters pushing the animal to exhaustion before a blindfolded man on a horse enters the arena and drives a lance into his back Humane Society International estimates 250,000 bulls are killed in bullfights each year While Spain defends its bullfighting as a cultural event The sport is not outright banned in the U.S. Revellers celebrate during the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket to mark the official opening of the 2023 San .. A music band plays in the town hall square after the 'Chupinazo' rocket More opening of the 2023 San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona Spain’s bono cultural joven (youth culture voucher) which gives all Spaniards turning 18 an allowance to attend cultural events this year omitted bullfighting from the list of approved activities said bullfighting is one of Spain’s “most distinctive cultural expressions” and called its exclusion “cultural censorship and an attack on freedom.” Events featuring bulls in Spain have dropped from 3,651 to less than 1,500 since 2008 Community Safety Department Director To Resign Amid Tension With Cambridge Police Department From Lab to Startup: Harvard’s Office of Technology Development Paves the Way for Research Commercialization People’s Forum on Graduation Readiness Held After Vote to Eliminate MCAS 8 Takeaways From Harvard’s Task Force Reports The all-female Bee Club has its own clubhouse once again thanks to a $2.2 million purchase of the building that formerly housed Café Pamplona by the club’s president 2,452 square-foot building located at 12 Bow St The property is the former location of Café Pamplona, which shuttered its doors in May 2020 due to a sharp drop in customers after serving Harvard Square for more than 60 years The City of Cambridge assessed the value of the building at roughly $1.5 million this year Two College students with direct knowledge of the situation told The Crimson the property will now serve as the Bee’s clubhouse The Crimson granted both students anonymity to discuss the club’s intentions Vik’s purchase of the property bookends the Bee Club’s divorce from the Delphic Club and gives the all-female final club physical autonomy for the first time in four years In fall 2017, the Bee vacated its 45 Dunster St. clubhouse, which now houses the Hasty Pudding Club, to move into the Delphic Club’s space at 9 Linden St. after the clubs merged into the co-ed Delphic-Bee Club The clubs’ merger followed the debut of the College’s controversial sanctions policy which targeted members of single-gender social groups penalized members of single-gender final clubs and Greek organizations undergraduate members of Harvard’s single-gender social groups were barred from campus leadership positions The sanctions were met with fierce scrutiny and spawned a pair of lawsuits. Harvard ended the sanctions policy in 2020 after administrators concluded the University would “be legally barred from further enforcing the policy” due to a recent ruling handed down by the U.S The Delphic Club and Bee Club’s marriage ended last fall — one month after the University rolled back the sanctions The Bee Club’s purchase of its own clubhouse — a permanent home for the all-female social group — therefore sounds the death knell for the University’s sanctions policy A banner with the Bee Club insignia currently adorns one of the building’s first-floor windows —Staff writer Alex Koller can be reached at alex.koller@thecrimson.com —Staff writer Taylor C. Peterman can be reached at taylor.peterman@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter @taylorcpeterman Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter. in Harvard Square for a sense of community The reason why was the Spanish-styled Café Pamplona when Faro Café opened last December on nearby Arrow Street those who knew Café Pamplona expected a revival shares the same goal of establishing a community environment Faro offers skillfully crafted frothy coffees made with beans from local roasters such as Broadsheet in Somerville and Tiny Arms in Lowell It is common to see the indoor tables filled with students and remote workers hunched over laptops (there’s outdoor seating music — perhaps even chess nights in the future And time with “no laptops so people can get off the keyboard and converse,” he says Hoffstot lived and worked in finance in Buenos Aires for four years He was inspired by the city’s vibrant coffee scene where people used cafés to relax with a cup of coffee rather than work He opened his shop after returning to the United States naming it after the Spanish word for lighthouse Lighthouses are of course meant to shine a light and guide https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/11/lifestyle/faro-cafe-harvard-square-is-giving-off-major-caf-pamplona-vibes/ hsba@harvardsquare.com Denise Jillson William Manley Amanda Henley Comedian and author Andy Smart has run with the bulls 61 times - here is his advice on how to come out unscathed the Basque town of Pamplona hosts the Festival of San Fermin whose highlight is the world famous Encierro or running of the bulls which takes place every morning at 8am for the duration of the festival The run is just 900m long and the bulls usually run it in 2 minutes 20 seconds As someone who has run it - and survived - 61 times From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox you have to climb into the space between the safety fences You can watch people sobering up rapidly as their body produces adrenaline because you will see the fear behind their eyes - this will increase your apprehension walk down the hill to the statue of San Fermin and listen to the prayers the police cordon will move out of the way You will not be able to run the whole way with the bulls as there are too many people in the run (3,500 each year) The best you will probably achieve is about 50 metres So you have to work out where they will pass you One of the safest places is on the inside of the Town Hall square bend - the bulls are travelling at their fastest here and tend to go wide Do not get caught at the end of Mercaderes as there is a ninety degree turn left and all sorts of mayhem happens here (it was even worse before they put anti slip paint on the cobblestones.) If when the rocket goes off to let you know they have released the bulls the bulls will pass you at the other end of Estafeta just before Telefonica Try not to get caught in the dark and narrow tunnel under the stadium don’t run into the ring before the bulls You will have abuse hurled at you as the crowd tells you you haven’t actually run with the bulls it’s like being in a big washing machine with lots of strangers Stay about a metre out from the left wall and keep your eyes all around you - you might have someone’s hand on your back you might have to hurdle over someone whose fallen you will definitely have to swerve round people Stay down tuck yourself into a ball and cover your head Bulls are colour blind (that red rag schtick is a lie,) and they have very poor eyesight They will see you as a rock and jump over you But if you do try to stand you could bring other runners down and then there would be a big pile of bodies for the bull to run into There are six bulls in the run every morning Because the most dangerous part of any bull run is if one bull becomes isolated - that is when they stop running and start trying to gore people It’s not over once you reach the bull ring Run organisers will send three steers through the course three minutes after the bulls have left to pick up any strays left along the route so you can usually make it into the ring in front of them It is the third biggest bull ring in the world and holds 25,000 people Do not stand in the centre of the ring taking selfies The second part of the encierro is about to start Once all the bulls and steers have been taken out an 18-month-old fighting bull is let into the ring They have leather padding on the horns but are much faster and less predictable than the full-size bulls His travel memoir A Hitch in Time (£9.99) is published 25 July by AA Publishing A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com