Calderería

In Calderería Street and nearly San Agustín used to play basically rock music, but now they also put electronic music and rave too. Here, particularly, you will find the "alternative" way to celebrate the classic Sanfermin.

Here there are some good bars - The Terminal and the Garazi.

You will also find street vendors, not so many as in Jarauta, selling bracelets, rings, necklaces, leather goods, earrings…etc.

Malkoa and Las Bodegas in Tejería Street, close by, have their own special atmosphere, somewhat quieter. They are particularly popular with the locals throughout the year and they manage to keep the same atmosphere during the Fiesta. The music is good and it's a good place to enjoy a drink far from the madding crowd in relative peace. Of course, here too it depends on the hour and the night. No doubt, at some stage one or more of the "Peñas" bands will come along to liven up the street for a time. There is another bar, the Nicolette, wich has, along with Ertz, a very alternative atmosphere for people who like electronic music and the last tendencies.

The Navarrería Square is the best place to find the anglo-saxon "ghetto". The Mejillonera bar is to be found here and this is the place where many of the British contingent meet up. That includes The Aussies and New Zealanders too, who often come down from England at this time. There seems to be thousands of fair-haired and blonde heads moving about the small square during the days of the Fiesta, all doing their own thing. Their favourite diversion seems to be jumping from atop the stone fountain in the middle of the square. They jump from the top into the (hopefully) waiting arms of their mates below. Alas, it seems the drink can play tricks with their concentration and from time to time there are accidents when the waiting arms fail to respond and the body hits the ground with a loud and often dangerous thud.

Just in front of the fountain there is a classic bar - Mesón de la Navarrería - which always has a great atmosphere. They have great music and a large selection of bread rolls and a good sit-down area. There are always a happy blend of foreigners and somewhat radical locals ( the bar at least belongs to a local radical political party) mixing in there. Wonderful bar. Also nearby, is the fore-mentioned La Mejillonera which is popular with the foreigners, not least, because here they sell draught beer in huge tumblers of different sizes. Also of course they specialize in plates of Mussels, as their name indicates.

Further up from the Navarrería there is a largely heavy scene to be be found in calle del Carmen with bars with heavy music and a pretty radical outlook. Here, there is a mixture of people with alternative attitudes, be they political or cultural. Not so many foreigners and more the home-grown philosophy. The premises of two of the "Peñas" are situated here, the Irrintzi and the Bullicio who have a great scene going every night during the Fiestas. A good place for to take an early-morning "caldico" that will give you a lift.

Just a little further up is the bar Mesón del Caballo Blanco which is situated just near the old walls and a reasonably quiet spot away from the pandemonium going on further down. So, lots going on all over the place and it's a question of hitting it at the right moment in the right place. The bar is situated in one of the nicest place in Pamplona, surrounded by the city walls and with wonderful views. If the weather is good it’s worth to have a rest on the green or take a drink in the bar with medieval appearance.

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