{"id":59286,"date":"2015-11-06T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T09:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59286"},"modified":"2020-08-10T18:16:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T16:16:46","slug":"barcelona-for-sports-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-for-sports-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona for sports fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you such <strong>sports fan<\/strong> you need some dose of it even when you are on vacation? Don\u2019t worry, <strong>Barcelona <\/strong>has got you covered! With a variety of museums and stores dedicated to this theme, you will easily be able to fill your days with sports-related activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/top-sports-bars-when-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona\u2019s best sports bars<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-for-sports-fans\/#What_to_visit\" title=\"What to visit\">What to visit<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-for-sports-fans\/#Where_to_shop\" title=\"Where to shop \">Where to shop <\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-for-sports-fans\/#Annual_events_to_watch\" title=\"Annual events to watch\">Annual events to watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_visit\"><\/span><strong>What to visit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Museu Ol\u00edmpic i de l\u2019Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch de Barcelona <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Marco_Simoncelli_tribute_at_Museu_Olimpic_de_Barcelona.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-59289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Marco_Simoncelli_tribute_at_Museu_Olimpic_de_Barcelona-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona sports\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Barcelona\u2019s Olympic Museum<\/strong> was founded in 2007 next to Montju\u00efc\u2019s Olympic facilities. The museum is an interactive space that offers a global perspective about every style of <strong>sport.<\/strong> Through its sensory-appealing exhibits, the museum aims to educate and promote the world of <strong>sports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Museu Ol\u00edmpic i de l\u2019Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch de Barcelona<\/strong> is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Museu+Ol%C3%ADmpic+i+de+l'Esport+Joan+Antoni+Samaranch\/@41.3661145,2.15746,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x33196410b7b5e211!8m2!3d41.3661145!4d2.15746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda l\u2019Estadi, 60<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Estado Ol\u00edmpic Lluis Companys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona\u2019s Olympic Stadium<\/strong> was originally created for the 1929 International Exposition, being later renovated for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Located in the Anella Ol\u00edmpica (Olympic Ring), the stadium has the capacity to receive 54,000 spectators. <strong>Estado Ol\u00edmpic Lluis Companys<\/strong> has been the stage for such sporting events like II Mediterranean Games, in 1955, the final between Real Madrid and Real Zaragoza in 2004\u2019s Copa del Rey, the 20<sup>th<\/sup> European Athletics Championships in 2010, and the Heineken Cup match between Perpignan and Toulon in 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stadium has also received concerts from some of the most famous artists in the world, like Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and U2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona\u2019s Olympic Stadium<\/strong> is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Estadi+Ol%C3%ADmpic+Llu%C3%ADs+Companys\/@41.3647687,2.1556592,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x573e709baa49c20c!8m2!3d41.3647687!4d2.1556592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Passeig Olimpic, 15-17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Camp Nou<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Camp Nou<\/strong> is Barcelona\u2019s most famous football stadium, declared the home of Futbol Club Barcelona since 1957. It is the largest stadium in Europe by capacity, and the second largest association football stadium in the world. This famous stadium has been the host for events such as the 1982 FIFA World Cup semi-final match, two UEFA Championship League finals and the football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Camp Nou<\/strong> can be visited at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Camp+Nou\/@41.380896,2.1228198,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x44f65330fe1b04b9?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiNi-SzjszQAhUBvhQKHeCmCHYQ_BIIlwEwEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer Aristides Millol, 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_shop\"><\/span><strong>Where to shop <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are looking to purchase some FC Barcelona gear, here are some places where you will find official merchandise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Camp Nou<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Carrer Aristides Millol, 12<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maremagnum<\/strong> shopping center &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Moll+d'Espanya,+5,+08039+Barcelona\/@41.3752665,2.1814698,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a253598d68ef:0x19c0b55cbce1777c!8m2!3d41.3752665!4d2.1836585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> Moll d\u2019Espanya, 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Mallorca,+406,+08013+Barcelona\/@41.4027867,2.1724821,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2dd2c54a3e1:0x9640dd2912753adc!8m2!3d41.4027867!4d2.1746708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Mallorca, 406<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gothic Quarter<\/strong> &#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Jaume+I,+18,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3836327,2.1762179,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f923750c37:0x25cc7e2448a8c73e!8m2!3d41.3836327!4d2.1784066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carer de Jaume I, 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are looking for sporting gear in general, you can visit stores like <strong>Decathlon, Adidas, Decimas, Benitosports <\/strong>and<strong> Nike.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Decathlon <\/strong>&#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+la+Canuda,+20,+08002+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2f7234ea505:0x98cfcb93af81c5be?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjDkJy9kMzQAhWE6xQKHaLKAHkQ8gEIGzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de la Canuda, 20<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Decathlon+Port+F%C3%B2rum\/@41.412474,2.2222713,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a4abc959bfbb:0x63cd02efff02d78!8m2!3d41.412474!4d2.22446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de la Pau, 12<\/a> (Port Forum), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+557,+08029+Barcelona\/@41.3897854,2.1333158,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4987acc276d6d:0x7d10c96cb5520435!8m2!3d41.3897854!4d2.1355045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 557<\/a> (L\u2019Illa Diagonal shopping center).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Adidas <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Passeig+de+Gr%C3%A0cia,+3,+08007+Barcelona\/@41.3882079,2.1670927,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f3d4828e35:0xe7634c504a336d54!8m2!3d41.3882079!4d2.1692814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia, 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+d'Aviny%C3%B3,+6,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3815268,2.173784,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f86c3a1fcf:0xcb526238847daeda!8m2!3d41.3815268!4d2.1759727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer d\u2019Aviny\u00f3, 6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+del+Portal+de+l'%C3%80ngel,+12,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3853383,2.1713772,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f74934b4f3:0x8a13753b1aa032ed!8m2!3d41.3853383!4d2.1735659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avenida Portal del \u00c1ngel, 12-21<\/a> (El Corte Ingl\u00e8s).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BWR-Start.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-59287 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BWR-Start-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"sports barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Decimas <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+208,+08018+Barcelona\/@41.4054616,2.1892036,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a32364de822d:0x2ad9404a2aeb2fc3!8m2!3d41.4054616!4d2.1913923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 208<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+3,+08019+Barcelona\/@41.4106928,2.2154479,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a3507bdd9f9f:0x8f0eebbaf693046e!8m2!3d41.4106928!4d2.2176366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 3<\/a> (Diagonal Mar shopping center), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+la+Ciutat+d'Asuncion,+32,+08030+Barcelona\/@41.4412279,2.1980138,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4bcea1363b00b:0x347aa05db78963ac!8m2!3d41.4412279!4d2.2002025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de la Ciutat d\u2019Assuncion, 32<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Benitosports <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+208,+08018+Barcelona\/@41.4054616,2.1892036,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a32364de822d:0x2ad9404a2aeb2fc3!8m2!3d41.4054616!4d2.1913923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 208<\/a> (Glories shopping center), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Rambla+de+Catalunya,+81,+08008+Barcelona\/@41.3920517,2.1596744,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a29266dc788d:0x40780d4a5ec0c9f6!8m2!3d41.3920517!4d2.1618631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rambla de Catalunya, 81<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Gran+Via+de+les+Corts+Catalanes,+373+-+385,+08015+Barcelona\/@41.3764079,2.1473073,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a27eb295f771:0xaf7cac06919d5603!8m2!3d41.3764079!4d2.149496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gran Via 373-385<\/a> (Arenas shopping center).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nike <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Passeig+de+Gr%C3%A0cia,+29,+08007+Barcelona\/@41.3907208,2.1638845,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f29e603781:0xe0a587eba097d236!8m2!3d41.3907208!4d2.1660732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia, 29<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+del+Portal+de+l'%C3%80ngel,+19,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3863794,2.1697473,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f0d2c3a1b5:0x92710da2a77dc9bf!8m2!3d41.3863794!4d2.171936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Portal de l\u2019\u00c0ngel, 19-21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+3,+08037+Barcelona\/@41.397206,2.1595856,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2946779809d:0xe779e35fcfb8e93a!8m2!3d41.397206!4d2.1617743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 3<\/a> (Diagonal Mar shopping center).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Annual_events_to_watch\"><\/span><strong>Annual events to watch<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several sporting events that take place each year in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. Here are some of the most important ones: <strong>Barcelona Marathon<\/strong> (March), <strong>Spanish Grand Prix <\/strong>(May), <strong>Cursa de la Merc\u00e8<\/strong> (September), <strong>CSIO <\/strong>(September), <strong>Barcelona World Race<\/strong> (December).<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"59286\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you such sports fan you need some dose of it even when you are on vacation? Don\u2019t worry, Barcelona has got you covered! With a variety of museums and stores dedicated to this theme, you will easily be able to fill your days with sports-related activities. Related article:\u00a0Barcelona\u2019s best sports bars Table of Contents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":59288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4346],"tags":[3098,324],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59286"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109415,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59286\/revisions\/109415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}