The opening, from above
When Pamplona erupts,
everything begins.
On 6 July, at noon sharp, Pamplona opens San Fermín with the Chupinazo rocket launch from City Hall Square. Scarves fill the air, the crowd cries “Long live San Fermín!” in Spanish and Basque, and a collective energy brings the beginning of the festival together in a few short minutes.
From a balcony you can watch the square from the moments before the Chupinazo, when it is still empty, as it fills with people dressed in white, their red scarves not yet tied around their necks, eagerly waiting for the rocket to go up. Then the madness breaks out at your feet, below the balcony from which you watch the spectacle, away from the crowd, enjoying the company of your own people and a snack of traditional Navarrese produce.
We invite you to spend the Chupinazo, the opening ceremony of San Fermín, in a private property. It leaves no one indifferent, whether you experience it from the street or from a balcony. A balcony means a view with perspective: not only seeing, but feeling beneath your feet the emotion of the most important moment of San Fermín, together with the daily Running of the Bulls.
“¡Viva San Fermín! / Gora San Fermín!”
