Basque in Glory ; Ppeetteerr Wwooooddmmaann Ffiinnddss Ffoooodd,, Ffuunn Aanndd Ssttuunnnniinngg Ssccee Nneerryy Iinn Nnoorrtthheerrnn Ssppaaiinn
Daily Post › December 11, 2010
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UNTIL the budget airlines came along, most of the Britons who head for the delightfully unspoilt cities and rugged countryside of northern Spain had to endure a 36-hour ferry journey each way.
Today, it's a whole new ball game. We flew Ryanair into Biarritz, collected a car and took the motorway route to Pamplona, famous for the annual San Fermin celebrations in July when headstrong tourists join hardy locals to outrun some fearsome bulls.See the full content of this document
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Basque in Glory ; Ppeetteerr Wwooooddmmaann Ffiinnddss Ffoooodd,, Ffuunn Aanndd Ssttuunnnniinngg Ssccee Nneerryy Iinn Nnoorrtthheerrnn Ssppaaiinn
It is serious party time, with huge amounts of drink consumed and hardly anyone getting any sleep. The jollifications go on for nine days, after which the city, founded by the Romans in 75BC, returns to something like normality.
This annual bout of madness was not on wh...See the full content of this document
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