Pamplona has Spain's most generous urban parks per capita: the Ciudadela (280k m²), the adjoining Vuelta del Castillo, the Yamaguchi Japanese park, and the 11 km Río Arga greenway form a continuous walking network.
Centre-south · Avenida del Ejército, 31002 Pamplona
16th-century star-shaped Renaissance citadel built by Philip II, demilitarised in 1964 and turned into the city's flagship park. Five intact bastions, glacis, contemporary sculpture trail, fenced off-leash dog zone in the south-west corner.
💡 Sunset over the bastions is the local Instagram shot. The Wednesday/Saturday outdoor handicraft market inside the citadel is fully dog-friendly.
Around the old town · Paseo del Río Arga, 31001 Pamplona
11 km of car-free greenway along the Arga river loop around the old town. Flat, shaded, with three medieval bridges (Magdalena, San Pedro, Curtidores) as landmark crossings. The locals' daily dog walk.
💡 Best counterclockwise from the Magdalena bridge — passes the Citadel midway, perfect 90 min loop with a coffee stop.
Iturrama · Calle Sangüesa, 31005 Pamplona
Japanese-style park designed in 1997 by Pedro de Yarza in partnership with Pamplona's twin city Yamaguchi (Japan). Cherry trees, koi pond, observatory hill — Spain's most distinctive Japanese garden.
💡 Cherry blossoms peak in early April — a brief 10-day window each year. The observatory hill at the centre offers the best Pamplona panorama.
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