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Travel Planning & Custom Programs by Maribel

July 2008 - Celebrating 10 Years of the Fiesta!



Join us in Pamplona for the enceirro, the "running of the bulls"

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Jazz in the Basque Country
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Getxo 29th Jazz Festival

33rd International Jazz Festival - Getxo


vitoria jazz

33rd Festival of Jazz - Vitoria-Gesteiz


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44th Jazzaldia - Donostia-San Sebastian





Featured Links


The Harvest Vine, Seattle|

The Spanish Table, Seattle|

Seattle Euskal Etxea|

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Recommended Reading


Pamplona, Running the bulls, bars and barrios

Run To The Sun - Pamplona's Fiesta de SanFermín

Encierro! A guide to the running of the bulls

Fiesta - "The Sun Also Rises"

Death in the Afternoon

The Dangerous Summer


Death in the Sun

Selected articles and online publications about the fiesta:

Rugged Elegance | - Oct. 04

NationalGeographic.com|- July 04




Featured Hotels


Hotel Churrut, Vera de Bidasoa (Navarra)
Located only twenty minutes from
Sare in the Pays Basque, (following the smugglers route) and 15 minutes from the highly popular fishing village of Hondarribia, this beautiful, small, family owned hotel in northwest Navarra is idealy situated to explore the Señorio de Beritz nature park, the Zugarramurdi Caves (the witches caves) and the Basque coastal region. It is also within an hour drive of a half dozen golf courses in the Pays Basque region.


GHDB - Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao
This Silken Hotel, their first 5-star and a memeber of the Leading Hotels of the World, sits in the very heart of one of Spain's most vibrant cities, directly across the avenue from the world famous Gugginheim Museum. This is a hotel build around comfort and personalized service and offers a spectatular view of both the Gugginheim and the river from its rooftop "Lookout Terrace". The hotel's restaurant, "Beltz the Black's" is under the direction of Ramón Berriozabal, a national prize-winning gastronomic chef.


Hotel Villa de Abalos, Abalos (La Rioja)
This restored stone house, with 12 double rooms in the historic village of Abalos. is located between Labastida in the Rioja Alta and Laguardia in the Rioja Alavesa and a few kms west of Samaniego. The owners offer several special packages throughout the year.

Hotel Marqués de Riscal (Rioja Alavesa)
This is the new and exciting Frank Gehry project, a 5-star luxury hotel/spa situated in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa, in the small Riojan village of Elciego.


Hotel Esprit Saint-Germain, Paris,
This classic 5-star, service oriented hotel, a member of the small leadding hotels of the world, first opened is doors in August 2004. It has been designed like a private residence, quite and inviting, in the heart of the fashionable Saint Germain des Prés on the left bank, between the Luxembourg Gardens and Boulevard St-Germain. It would be hard to find a better home away from home for a weekend, or even a week, in the city of light.




Restaurant Reviews & Recommendations

France

Paris|

Pays Basque|

Spain

Madrid|

La Rioja|

Navarra|

Pais Vasco|






Dining in Pamplona


Taste some of the finest cuisine Navarra has to offer at one the nearly 300 pintxos (tapas) bars and restaurants found in and around Pamplona. Many continue to offer a full menu during the annual fiesta of San Fermin. There are a number of outstanding Michelin rated restaurants in the immediate area for your dining pleasure.

  


Featured Restaurants & Cafés


PAMPLONA

El Embrujo|
C/Padre Calatayud, 16-18
Tel/Fax:948 233 401
Tel:948 234 908

Enekorri|
Tudela, 14
Tel/Fax:948 230 798

Café Bar Gaucho|
Espoz y Mina (Plaza del Castillo)

Rodero|
C/Emilio Arrieta, 3
Tel:948 228 035




Cell phones, Sim Cards & GPS Rentals in Spain

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Movies and Documentaries

 

el fandi


A feature documentary on the life of one of Spain's leading matadors by Stephen Higgins.

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