PAMPLONA: Pilgrim tour and blessing now offered! (April 25-October 25)

[Vacajoe]

Today (April 25, 2019) marks the first day that the evening meetup of Pilgrims is available for those staying in Pamplona. Local hosts greet pilgrims in front of the Cathedral at 1730, followed by a FREE guided tour of the Cathedral and then a shared prayer and blessing at a nearby chapel at 1800. If you choose, they will then escort you to St Saturnino church for mass at 1900.

It was a very nice evening and a nice reception in such a large city. Don’t miss the Pamplona Pilgrims’ Assistance Office (next to St Saturnino, open only for a brief time in the evening) and the nearby site of the well where St Fermín was one of the first Catholics baptized in the city.

PS: Thursday is JacobPintxo night: a pintxo and beer/wine for 2€-3€ at many restaurants in old town!

 

[VNwalking]

This is a wonderful offering to all of us from the people of Pamplona.
Muchas gracias to them, and for letting us know, @Vacajoe!

(And...pintxos at Bar Gaucho. You will not regret it. Enjoy some for he rest of us...)

 

[Vacajoe]

Already have been there (and a dozen others...). Staying in an AirBnB for three nights before headed out to reverse-walk the Aragon Valley to Lourdes, France! Buen Camino!

 

[rappahannock_rev]

Already have been there (and a dozen others...). Staying in an AirBnB for three nights before headed out to reverse-walk the Aragon Valley to Lourdes, France! Buen Camino!

Godspeed, Vacajoe! Please post reports of your travels!

 

[VNwalking]

May your feet be light, Joe...all good wishes for a Buen Camino!

 

[kbgambs]

I'm in Pamplona today and tomorrow (taking a day to catch up on work - my crazy self decided to do walk while still teaching online classes/hauling a computer around ). Bummed I missed this tonight, but will definitely plan on going tomorrow before continuing the walk Monday morning! Thanks for sharing!

 

[brambles]

Today (April 25, 2019) marks the first day that the evening meetup of Pilgrims is available for those staying in Pamplona. Local hosts greet pilgrims in front of the Cathedral at 1730, followed by a FREE guided tour of the Cathedral and then a shared prayer and blessing at a nearby chapel at 1800. If you choose, they will then escort you to St Saturnino church for mass at 1900.

It was a very nice evening and a nice reception in such a large city. Don’t miss the Pamplona Pilgrims’ Assistance Office (next to St Saturnino, open only for a brief time in the evening) and the nearby site of the well where St Fermín was one of the first Catholics baptized in the city.

PS: Thursday is JacobPintxo night: a pintxo and beer/wine for 2€-3€ at many restaurants in old town!

This sounds really nice. I will be in Pamplona later in June and will be sure to go. Thanks so much for sharing this info!