Best Places to Buy Souvenirs in Pamplona

The shop that sells everything to do with the Camino de Santiago, Caminoteca is located in the centre of the Old Town, not far from the cathedral. Being the first major city along the Camino, Pamplona is an important stop for pilgrims hoping to walk all the way to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Caminoteca not only sells useful items for pilgrims such as backpacks, sunglasses and hiking sticks, but also Camino souvenirs such as jewellery, t-shirts and books, as well as the iconic pilgrim scallop shell – the symbol of the Camino.

Kukuxumusu is a quirky chain store, which started in Pamplona in 1989 and now has branches all over Spain. They print their iconic fun cartoony designs on everything from t-shirts to shoes, umbrellas, flasks and suitcases. The shop is especially busy during the San Fermín festival as its mascot is a blue bull, and it has been closely associated with the festival for many years. The designers at Kukuxumusu also created the artwork for the San Fermín website.

Souvenir Estafeta, as the name suggests, is located on Estafeta Street. The oldest souvenir shop in Pamplona, it has been around for over 50 years, and sells all manner of traditional products and souvenirs from the region of Navarra. As well as the pañuelosand botas del vino, you can also buy dolls in traditional dress, branded t-shirts, products made from hand-carved wood, ceramic items, bulls heads and txapelas – Basque hats.