The Internet is being my friend today. I found this video montage at YouTube filled with pictures from Pamplona. Maybe this will give you a clearer view of the city :-)
If not, just youtube away.
There is plenty of videos about the city and especially the San Fermin Festival "Encierro" with the running bulls. The festival takes place the 6th -14th of July every year and it's celebrated in honour of Saint Fermin, a bishop who spread Christianity in Pamplona and for his courage.At 8 a.m. a rocket is launched to announce the opening of the event and alert everyone that the gate has been opened to release the bulls. The second rocket informs the runners that the bulls have left and are running up the slanted street of Cuesta de Santo Domingo to the front of the City Hall. From here, they will run down Mercaderes Street and onto Estafeta Street. At this point, one or two bulls have probably separated from the herd, and onlookers become especially aware that this is the time unexpected accidents occur. This section of streets ends crossing in front of the telephone exchange and down to a passageway into the bull ring, Plaza de Toros.
Agur,
Louise
The statue of the bull run
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