This route marks the beginning of the Camino Frances. It starts in the French town of St-Jean-Pied-de-Port and finishes in Pamplona, known for the famous «Running of the Bulls» festival each July during San Fermin, as described by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises. The path begins with the Route de Napoleon over the Roncesvalles Pass at 1,500 meters, leading into the Basque country. It then continues into the more gentle terrain of Navarra.
