San Fermín
Watching The One-Eyed Matador At Work: Padilla 'The Bold' In The Pamplona Corrida
In 2011 Juan Padilla was gored through the face by a bull and dragged several meters across the ground losing his eye. Looking like a strange character from a Wes Anderson film, I watched him return to the Pamplona corrida to a hero's reception.
Tragic Photos of the Carnage at Spain's Bullfighting Festival
On every afternoon of the nine-day festival, bulls are stabbed to death in front of a baying crowd.
How Spain's Running of the Bulls Is a Nightmare for Women
Every July, the Spanish city of Pamplona plays host to San Fermín, a week-long rager marked by booze, bulls, and, for women, nonstop sexual harassment. This year, the authorities want things to be different.
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