Pamplona is a great city with so much to do and see. It’s also a great base for visiting the other tourist sights of Northern Spain with its extensive road network. Hire a car online with rhinocarhire.com, we can fit a sat-nav system for you as an optional extra and you’ll then find it easy to get around the countryside without getting lost.
With car hire rates starting from as little as 99 euros a week, getting around won’t break the bank. If you want to splash out a bit more, we have a wide range of luxury models you can choose from including Mercedes and BMW, all at great prices.
Pamplona Mini Guide
Pamplona is a quintessentially Spanish city and it was popularised by the renowned American novelist Ernest Hemmingway in the novel The Sun Also Rises. It is one of the most aesthetically pleasing cities in northern Spain and also one of the most popular with tourists.
You can pick up a hire car from Pamplona Airport which has a number of connections with places like Bilbao regionally and the United Kingdom and Germany internationally. As Pamplona is located in the north of Spain not far from the Pyrenees your car can come with all the gear you need to have a good skiing holiday, i.e racks for your skis, winter tyres and snow chains, studs or spikes. Just ask for these optional extras when making your car hire booking.
If you don't go for the winter snow June is the most popular time of year to visit when the daily 'encierro' or bull run takes place. Pamplona also has the second largest bullring in Spain and if you are interested in this blood sport then there are opportunities to see the local fighters practising during the mornings. Whatever time you visit you will be pleased to see that Pamplona is very green and pleasant with lots of pretty parks to relax in, take a stroll or have a picnic.
Having a car also allows you to take wine tours of the region and there are many good vineyards to explore. From Pamplona it is a four hour drive to the main Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona.
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