PILGRIM WELCOME CENTRE AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE FOR THE WAY OF SAINT JAMES IN PAMPLONA

In the 11th century, at the time when the pilgrimage to Santiago began to grow in importance, new settlers came to Pamplona from southern France and Normandy, founding two new “burgos” (townships), bringing with them their language, their crafts, their skills for trade, their devotion to their own patron saint – Saint-Sernin and their architectural traditions. This resulted in three separate towns each at odds with one another, each with their own laws and walls. Learn more about this part of history with Ultreia's “Ámbito 4” video!

Space distribution

Field 1: reception space

The staff, qualified and specialised in everything related to the French Camino as it passes through Navarra, welcomes both tourists and pilgrims. The center has street plans, maps and information brochures. Pilgrim credentials are sold and stamped. The center also offers updated information on hostels, routes, transport and other services of interest to the pilgrim

Field 2: Jacob@ccess project

This interactive panel lets you access all the information available on our website. More specifically, all the updated information on sections of the Camino, essential monuments of each city/town, tourist resources nearby, typical gastronomy of each province, hostels, transport connections and other pilgrim-oriented practical information and services.

Field 3: Pamplona, the first part of the Way

Content regarding outstanding sites, traditions and gastronomy, enabling the visitor to compare what pilgrims were to find in the 13th century in the city of Pamplona and what they will find today.

Field 4: Pamplona, crossroads

This area shows the complex and rich history of the creation of the city of Pamplona. It delves into the city’s history and its development over the centuries, highlighting how the Pilgrim's Way has always played a crucial role in its evolution.

Field 5: The Way of the stars

Multi-projection space
Here the experience of a medieval pilgrim is told through a story that covers the different stages of the Way in Navarre. This latest-generation museography includes large-scale audiovisuals, multi-projections and staging to give visitors a complete sensorial experience.

Ultreia welcomes the pilgrim and offers information to know the Way, how to travel to Roncesvalles and Saint Jean Pie de Port and the services of the city among others:

Information:

- How to get to Pamplona, ​​how to get to Roncesvalles and Saint Jean Pie de Port.

- Practical tips.

- Next section to Puente la Reina.

- Information about accommodation and restaurants.

- Information about the sections of the French Way: what to visit, services in the towns, tracks of the routes.

- Information on companies and services aimed at pilgrims on the Navarrese Way.

Services:

- Sealing of credentials.

- Sale of credentials.