Santo Domingo Market

The current building was designed by architect José María Villanueva after a fire destroyed the earlier market on the same site. It opened in 1876, on the spot where gardeners from La Rochapea, the neighbourhood north of the river Arga, traditionally sold vegetables to city residents. A major renovation in 1986 covered the central courtyard, giving the market its current form. Ernest Hemingway referenced the market in The Sun Also Rises, and it has been a fixture of Pamplona's casco antiguo ever since.

The stalls cover the full range of daily food shopping: fish from the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean, fresh cuts of lamb and beef from the Navarrese mountains, local cheeses from several denominations of origin, and seasonal vegetables from the Ebro valley orchards. A bakery section rounds out the offer with fresh bread and pastries. Among the municipal markets in Pamplona, Santo Domingo is the most compact and the most rooted in the city's food traditions.

The market is at Calle Mercado, 79 in Pamplona's old town, easily reached on foot from Plaza del Castillo and the main attractions of the casco antiguo. Several bus lines serve the surrounding streets. If you're driving, street parking is available nearby but can be limited on weekday mornings when the market is busiest. For official visitor information, the Pamplona city council tourism page has contact details and current opening hours.