The Encierro (Closure) 2

The Encierro  was born from need: getting the bulls from outside the city into the bullring. The encierro takes place from July 7th to 14th and starts at the corral in Calle Santo Domingo when the clock on the  church of San Cernin  (Gothic, XIII century) strikes eight o'clock in the morning. After the launching of two rockets, the bulls charge behind the runners for 825 metres, the distance between the corral and the bullring. The run usually lasts between three and four minutes although it has sometimes taken over ten minutes, especially if one of the bulls has been isolated from his companions.



               1                 Corrales
               1 - 2            Cuesta de Santo Domingo
               2                 Town Hall
               2 - 3            Mercaderes Street
               3 - 5            Estafeta Street
               5-6-7           Plaza de Toros. Access

 July 11, 2011