Pamplona (north of Spain)
Surrounded by mountains, Pamplona has always welcomed the settlement of human beings. On the terraces of the River Arga, stone tools have been found dating back 75,000 years. In the first millennium B.C. there was already a first settlement of Vascons under the present city, the origin of the name Iruña. It was named after the General Pompaelo, and had a strategic link between the peninsula and Europe.
It has a population of approx. 200,000 people. Today, Pamplona is a city with a high rate of social services, educational and health care offerings, spaces dedicated to leisure, industrial activity and communication centers. In short, a modern city with a high quality of life. Its extensive green areas, its ancient castle and its city walls and, of course, its world-famous San Fermín festival from July 6th to 14th, stand out.