European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Umbrellas from sidewalk cafes sit beneath the balconies of old buildings lining the main Square. Famous landmark the 15th-Century gothic Cathedral with its nearby Bishop s Palace and diocesan museum. Behind the Church a path leads along part of the old City Wall the medieval bulwark that once enclosed All of Pamplona. Because the old town sits atop a High Bluff the Walkway offers Superb views across the Arga Valley to the Foothills of the pyrenees and the High peaks beyond. The path ends at the bullring which looms like an empty Monument during most of the year. Six or seven blocks to the Southwest from the Plaza Del Castillo is the Citadel another remnant of the City s fortifications. This fortress built in the 16th and 17th centuries has been partially preserved and converted to a Park the Parque de la Ciu Dadela. Beyond the Citadel and the adjacent Parque Taco Oera lies the new town an area of elegant residential neighbourhoods interconnected by spacious tree lined boulevards. At the Southern fringes of the new town is yet another Green Haven the University with its spacious Par like Campus. Pamplona is a City where the ancient and the modern youth and age wealth and near poverty not Only coexist but also complement each other. Adjoining tables on the Plaza Del Castillo May be occupied by a pensioner a wealthy businessman and a backpacking tourist. If you want to see it when it lets its hair Down and is overrun by 200,000 tourists be sure to go during the fiesta san Fermin. But if you prefer to explore the City in comparative Tranquility pick one of the other 51 weeks in the  indoor food Market near the Center of Pamplona offers a wide selection of fruits and  walk past the empty bullring the end of the line for the daily running of the bulls during the fiesta de san  tips the narrow streets of the old City Lead away from the Plaza Del Castillo to clusters of Small shops. Pamplona is about$0 Miles South of the pyrenees peaks along the French Border. From Zaragoza take Highway a-68 North and West to Contr Senigo then a-15 North to Pamplona. From Spain s Northwest coast take a-68 South from Bilbao to Logrono then n-111 North to Pamplona. There Are Good train connections from Barcelona Madrid and Zaragoza. There is also bus service to these cities As Well As to Jaca san Sebastian and the Small towns of the pyrenees. As with any popular tourist City there is a wide selection of accommodations. Hotels Are available in All pric e classes. At the upper limits Are the two four Star hotels a the Kiruna Park hotel on Ronda de Erm Tagana and the 1 res Reyes at Taxonera 1. Both charge 26,000 pesetas $245 for a double room during the fiesta san Fermin july 515. The rest of the year the Kiruna Park charge s 11,000 pesetas $121 and the tres Reyes charge s 14,000 pesetas $112. At the opposite end of the spec Trum Are one Star plat is Suc h As the Ibarra at est feta 85, end the Velazc at Traves a de Velate 2. Both charge 7,000 pesetas $ it it during the fiesta and 2,500 pesetas $24 and 4,000 pesetas $28 respectively in the Low season. There is also a Campground nearby five mile s outside the City in Eusa. The Price per night Lor a it or Lent and two adults at camping Escaba is 1,115 pesetas $ i 2.00 for More information about the it Ity c it Mia it t lilt Mas de Turisco at Calle Duque de Ahumada 1. Pamplona. Spain or by Telephone at 048-22074 i in Spain m Tohvri stripes Magazine 11