

People are showered in white and red confetti during the procession of St Fermin, patron Saint of Sanfermines, through the streets of Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


"Mulilleros" manage the mules who drag a dead bull out of the arena during a bullfight with young bulls ("novillada"), on the eve of the start of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 5, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera. SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Bullfighter Fernando Robleno is gored by a bull from the Jose Escolar Gil ranch during a bullfight at Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


A wild cow jumps over revellers after the second bull run of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Bulls from the Fuente Ymbro ranch run along Estafeta street during the fourth running of the bulls during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 10, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Revellers attend a bullfight during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Txistu musicians play traditional music as they wade through a crowd of thousands of revellers after the opening of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Thousands of revellers pack the Consistorial square as they wait for the rocket launch (Chupinazo) that announces the opening of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Animal rights protesters hold their annual protest for the abolition of bull running and bull fights, one day before the start of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 5, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Animal rights protesters hold their annual protest for the abolition of bull running and bull fights, one day before the start of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 5, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Jordan Reyes, kisses his Saint Fermin pendant, as he asks for the Saint's protection before running with the bulls on Santo Domingo street during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Revellers shower in wine during the opening of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Spanish rejoneador (mounted bullfighter) Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza performs during a bullfight during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Novice bullfighter Marcos Linares prepares to take part in a bullfight with young bulls ("novillada"), on the eve of the start of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 5, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera. SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Thousands of revellers hold red scarves as the rocket launch (Chupinazo) announces the opening of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Bull runners look at newspapers showing pictures of the first bull run inside a bookshop moments before they take part in the second running of the bulls at Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Jon Benito, dressed in traditional attire, participates in the procession of St Fermin, patron Saint of Sanfermines, through the streets of Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Revellers run from the Fire Bull, a man carrying a bull mask packed with fireworks, during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


A reveller urinates near a statue in honour U.S writer Ernest Hemingway outside the bullring during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 5, 2023. The statue reads: "Ernest Hemingway, Literature Nobel prize, friend of this town and admirer of its fiestas, which he knew how to discover and spread. The city of Pamplona. San Fermin". REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Runners lead bulls from La Palmosilla ranch along Estafeta street during the first running of the bulls of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Maria Jesus Filiu, 57, gets in the middle of the traditional "Baile de la Alpargata" (The Espadrille Dance), during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.


Spanish bullfighter Rafael Rubio Lujan "Rafaelillo" wipes his face with a towel as he prepares to take part in a bullfight during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city for nine days of adrenaline, sweat and debauchery savoured as freely as the wine flows. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of Ernest Hemingway who became besotted with the Sanfermines on his first visit, exactly 100 years ago. The bull-running, the bullfighting local experts - and the hedonistic partying - captivated him so deeply that he returned eight times between 1924 and 1959. REUTERS/Susana Vera SEARCH "VERA BULLS HEMINGWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A century on, Hemingway's prose lures revelers to Spain's Pamplona








