Today at noon began the San Fermin festival with the famous chupinazo on the balcony of the Casa Consistorial in Pamplona, a tradition repeated every year.

The tradition of the San Fermin itself goes back to the 13th. or 14th. century.
The first bullrun through the streets of the old part of the city of Pamplona, Spain, will take place - as every year - at 8 am on July 7th and the last one will be at the same time on July 14th. Each bullrun lasts around 3 minutes, depending mainly on the weather conditions and also if all bulls arrive together at the bullring.

Was has been a religous festival in the initial years, has turned out nowadays to be a week full of music, dance, drink and bull running.

The novel “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway told the world about the existence of the San Fermin festival and made it internationally famous. Famous in such a way, that Pamplona is pretty much overcrowded year after year with people from many, many different nations.

Many people, some of them being drunk, have run along with the bulls, and got injured or even died as they got caught by a bull.

Part of the San Fermin festival are the bullfights at the Plaza de Toros arena, for those keen on the much discussed bullfighting, even among the Spanish population.