{"id":73019,"date":"2016-09-01T02:14:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T00:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=73019"},"modified":"2016-08-29T19:17:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T17:17:37","slug":"stadium-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/stadium-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadiums in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> is a thriving city full of exciting occasions. It has many big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>events<\/strong><\/a>, drawing attention from spectators around the world. Most of these events take place in the various <strong>stadiums<\/strong> located around the city, of which there are many.<\/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\/stadium-barcelona\/#The_big_ones\" title=\"The big ones\">The big ones<\/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\/stadium-barcelona\/#Smaller_venues\" title=\"Smaller venues\">Smaller venues<\/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\/stadium-barcelona\/#Music_events\" title=\"Music events\">Music events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_big_ones\"><\/span>The big ones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73032\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73032\" class=\" wp-image-73032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Camp-nou2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Ungry Young Man via Visual hunt\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ungry Young Man via Visual hunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The largest and best-known <strong>stadium<\/strong> is<strong> Camp Nou<\/strong> (\u201cNew field\u201d) built in 1957 and located on the west side of the city. It is home to <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> and plays host to various <strong>international matches<\/strong> also, with a capacity of 99,354. It is not only the largest stadium in <strong>Spain<\/strong>, but also in Europe, and is the second largest in the world! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/tour\/buy-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tours<\/a> can be booked for 23\u20ac pp on the stadium website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second largest <strong>stadium<\/strong> <strong>in Barcelona<\/strong> is the <strong>Estadi Ol\u00edmpic Llu\u00eds Companys<\/strong>, which is located in the <strong>Anella Ol\u00edmpica<\/strong> on the hill of <strong>Montjuic<\/strong>. It was originally built in 1927, but later renovated in 1989 for the 1992 <strong>Olympics<\/strong>, which it held to a capacity of 67,000 spectators.\u00a0Free tours are active over the whole site throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The third largest stadium is the RCDE, also know as <strong>Estadi Cornell\u00e0-El Prat<\/strong>. It is located on the outskirts of <strong>El Prat de Llobregat<\/strong> and has a capacity of 40,500. It is a fairly <strong>new<\/strong> stadium, built only in 2009, and is home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rcd-espanyol-barcas-noisy-neighbours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RCD Espanyol<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/visit-barcelonas-iconic-camp-nou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Barcelona&#8217;s iconic Camp Nou<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smaller_venues\"><\/span>Smaller venues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona also has a collection of smaller stadiums, home to more<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-for-sports-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> local events<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The largest of these is the appropriately titled <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/club\/facilities\/card\/miniestadi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mini Estadi<\/a><\/strong>, which is located just across from Camp Nou. It has a <strong>capacity<\/strong> of 15, 276 and was, until 2007, the home of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fcbarcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>. It is now home to FC Barcelona\u2019s B and Women\u2019s <strong>teams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next largest is the <strong>Nou Sardenya<\/strong>, situated in Gracia, with a capacity of 7,000. It is home to<strong> CE<\/strong> <strong>Europa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two smallest stadiums in Barcelona are <strong>Estadi La Feixa Llarga<\/strong>, located in <strong>L\u2019hospitalet de<\/strong> <strong>Llobregat<\/strong>, and <strong>Camp Municipal Narc\u00eds Sala<\/strong>, located in <strong>La Sagrera<\/strong>. Both have a capacity just over 6,000 and are home to smaller, local <strong>football<\/strong> teams.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Music_events\"><\/span>Music events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73033\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73033\" class=\"wp-image-73033 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/music-at-camp-nou-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"lleuger via VisualHunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by lleuger via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These stadiums not only host <strong>sporting events<\/strong>, but also large music <strong>concerts<\/strong> to capacity crowds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Camp Nou<\/strong> had its first<strong> show<\/strong> in 1983, where Julio Iglesias performed to a crowd of 60,000 fans. This was then followed by later shows by Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson and U2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The<strong> Estadi Ol\u00edmpic Llu\u00eds Companys<\/strong> has perhaps held the most <strong>music<\/strong> concerts, with shows almost every year since 1990, by <strong>artists<\/strong> such as The Rolling Stones, Prince, Madonna, Guns n Roses and Pink Floyd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Mini Estadi<\/strong> has held its own music events with Queen performing there on their 1986 Magic<strong> tour<\/strong>, as well as David Bowie and Elton John in later years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So whether it\u2019s <strong>sports<\/strong> or music concerts that interest you, or just fabulous architecture, Barcelona has lots to offer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a flat in the city? 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