Place on the Camino
Iruña / Pamplona
Camino Francés · Navarra · Spain
About 65 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
About
Iruña / Pamplona is the capital of Navarra, and the first city on the Camino Francés after the Pyrenees. Both names belong to the same place.
The Camino uses the historic centre. The city sits about 65 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on CaminoFinder’s certified line.
On the Camino Francés
Pamplona is the first large city after the pass from France. For walkers coming from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port or Orreaga / Roncesvalles, the streets of the old town are where the mountain start becomes an urban Camino.
The municipal pilgrim centre presents the city as a first major stop after the Pyrenees. This page is a Francés place guide, not a general city tourism article.
Through the city
The walking line uses the old town and its walls. The cathedral stands on those streets. The citadel is a short walk off the Camino, not on the through-route itself.
The previous CaminoFinder place is Orreaga / Roncesvalles. The next is Puente la Reina / Gares. Those spans are place-to-place distances, not suggested walking days.
Pilgrim information
Ultreia, the municipal pilgrim welcome and interpretation centre, is at Calle Mayor 20 in the old town. The city council says credentials are sold and stamped there, with information for continuing the Francés through Navarra.
Confirm current opening times locally; they are not listed here. Registered lodging from the Navarra tourism register appears further down this page.
Along the Camino
These are nearby CaminoFinder place guides, not a suggested day's walk.
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Orreaga / Roncesvalles
41 km
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Iruña / Pamplona
698 km remain to Santiago on the mapped route
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Puente la Reina / Gares
24 km
On the map
Things to see
Catedral de Santa María la Real
The principal church of the old town, on the streets the Camino uses through the centre.
Casco histórico y murallas
The old town and its walls, which the Camino follows on foot through the city.
Ciudadela de Pamplona
A large fortress near the historic centre, a short walk from the Camino streets.
Places to stay
Registered albergues in the old town, including four classified for the Camino de Santiago.
Registered lodging. No live availability, prices, ratings or traveler reviews.
Casa Ibarrola
Pilgrim albergue · Capacity: 20 places
Carmen 31 bajo
Jesús y María
Pilgrim albergue · Capacity: 112 places
Compañia 4
Albergue de Pamplona-Iruñako Aterpea
Pilgrim albergue · Capacity: 24 places
Carmen 18 Bajo
Albergue Plaza Catedral
Pilgrim albergue · Capacity: 42 places
Navarreria 35
Aloha Hostel
Tourist albergue · Capacity: 26 places
Sangüesa 2 -1º
Data sources
- Place identity: IGN Nomenclátor Geográfico Básico de España, NamedPlace 2813522 (CC BY 4.0).
- Route: FEAACS / CNIG Camino Francés geometry (CC BY 4.0).
- Lodging: Alojamientos inscritos en el Registro de Turismo de Navarra, Gobierno de Navarra (CC BY 4.0). Snapshot 18 September 2026. Addresses only; the published dump has no coordinates.
- Pilgrim information: Ultreia, Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, Calle Mayor 20.