RunningWithBulls.com » plaza de toros http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog The curse of San Fermín, you always go back. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:55:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Preparing the callejón II http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2009/10/08/preparing-the-callejon-ii/ http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2009/10/08/preparing-the-callejon-ii/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:30 +0000 bernardo http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/?p=341 [...]]]> Sanfermin 2009 / Día 10 / Preparing the callejon

Location: The callejón, outside the Plaza De Toros, Pamplona, Navarra
Description: Inside the callejón, while people are praying to San Fermín, sobering up, getting kicked off the street, arrested, the staff of the Plaza De Toros are cleaning the callejón, and the plaza.

At the end, the callejón gets a quick spray of water, to keeo dust down.

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Location: La Plaza De Toros with Peña Oberena, Pamplona, Navarra
Description: The first toro of Hros. de Don José Cebada Gago enters the bullring. Waiting to do battle is Antonio Barrera.

]]> http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2009/09/13/a-traves-de-la-puertathrough-the-gate/feed/ 0 What actually goes on inside the Plaza De Toros? http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-actually-goes-on-inside-the-plaza-de-toros/ http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-actually-goes-on-inside-the-plaza-de-toros/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0000 bernardo http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/?p=12 [...]]]>

This is a great short video from Vimeo user, Miguel Eraso.

It really captures the essence of what happens inside the Plaza De Toros in Pamplona.

The Plaza De Toros is the location for the bullfight (corrida), which takes place daily from 6PM to 9PM. Each torrero must fight a bull for, at maxium, 30 minutes. There are 6 toros bravos (“brave bulls”), and 6 torrero.

Eventhough the video is called “el sol”, the area of the Plaza where the peñas (social groups have their areas for drinking , eating and dancing).

Some people are watching the corrida (bullfight), some people are drinking and dancing and eating, some people are captivated by the corrida, the “real” aficionados, others are disgusted.

Don’t be fooled-the bullfight looks very slow, but it lasts for up to thirty minutes. The bull is a brave, powerful, beautiful animal-nothing about the corrida is easy.

Great video Miguel.

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