OUR TOWN

4th gradeCP ITURRAMA

LOCATION

• Pamplona sits in the middle of the map of Navarre. It is on a plateau 449 m. above sea level.

• Pamplona is far 411 kilometres from Madrid, the Spanish capital.

• There are some rivers but the most important it is called Arga.

CLOTHES

In my suitcase I put:• t-shirts, shorts, sandals and caps in SUMMER.• jackets, gloves, jeans and boots in WINTER.• When It’s WARM a cotton jumper and trainers.

HISTORY

The Roman General Gnaeus Pompey Magnus arrived in

75 BC and founded a Roman-model city.

The three walled boroughs

Pamplona was divided in three parts: Saint Saturnine, San Cernin and the older Navarrese.

In 1423 the King Carlos III the Noble transformed the three boroughs into a single council.

His sculpture is in the Plaza del Castillo square.

The Citadel was a fortification to defend the invasion of Pamplona on the French border.

There are 198,491 people living in Pamplona.

INHABITANTS

We can’t speak German but you can speak Spanish and Basque.

LANGUAGES

Pamplona´s flag is green with a coat of arms in the middle.

FLAGS

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FESTIVITIES

People wear the red kerchief in San Fermin. It’s red because he was killed.

San Saturnine is on 29th of November.

FESTIVITIES

Estafeta Street is the most famous street in Pamplona because the bull running.

Its very dangerous causing the bulls to slip.

FESTIVITIES

But the highest location in Pamplona is the Cathedral.

BUILDINGS

The tallest building is the Singular building with 70 meters.

BUILDINGS

The Cathedral is in the old part of Pamplona in Curia street.It is next to the Tejeria park, in San José square.

PARKS

The Citadel, Vuelta del Castillo, Taconera, Antoniutti,Media Luna, Yamaguchi, Campus of the University of Navarre and Campus of the public University of Navarre.

There are beautiful parks such as:

FREE TIME

You can spend your free time visiting:• The Citadel and the city walls• Gardens and parks• Arga river park• The pilgrims way to Santiago• Pamplona´s monuments• The museum

FOOD and RESTAURANTS

• Arabia fast food • Riau Riau • Yanguas

The tipycal pintxos are chistorra and Spanish omelette.

You can eat delicious and cheap food in these restaurants:

You will be welcome…