{"id":73284,"date":"2016-08-20T16:37:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T14:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=73284"},"modified":"2016-07-18T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:52:47","slug":"bullfighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bullfighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the former bullfight arenas of Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you walked the streets of<strong> Barcelona<\/strong> and admired the magnificence of the <strong>bullfight arenas<\/strong>? Well, the good news is you are safe to walk through them\u00a0since there aren\u2019t any bulls or bullfights anymore in Barcelona. Nowadays you have the opportunity to enter and visit the arenas, and take a lot of pictures from the inside (and outside) to admire later in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bullfighting was banned in Barcelona<\/strong> in January 2012 so that\u2019s why you won\u2019t have a first-degree encounter with a bull. If you are reading this article interested in witnessing this historical Spanish tradition, you should visit Madrid and Seville instead. But with bulls or no bulls, the bullfight arenas are a landmark in the city, truly worth of your time. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-an-antibullfighting-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona an antibullfighting city<\/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\/bullfighting\/#The_Arenas\" title=\"The Arenas\">The Arenas<\/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\/bullfighting\/#La_Monumental\" title=\"La Monumental\">La Monumental<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Arenas\"><\/span>The Arenas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73286\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73286\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/6093249439_45b6aa01ce_z-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by: Carlos Lorenzo via Visualhunt \/ CC BY-NC-ND\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: Carlos Lorenzo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arenasdebarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Las Arenas<\/a>, or Arenes in Catalan, was built in 1900 and it was the first bull arena in Barcelona. Once a bloody stadium designed by the Catalan architect August Font i Carreras in a Moorish style, this place is now a fantastic <strong>shopping mall<\/strong>. The characteristic <strong>red brick structure<\/strong> is still there but the Arenas was turned into a state of the art complex, one rare shopping and entertainment center. The architect that reinvented the stadium was Richard Rogers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most impressive feature is probably the new <strong>rooftop with cafes<\/strong>, <strong>restaurants<\/strong> and a stunning<strong> 360-degree view<\/strong> of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The address is Pla\u00e7a d&#8217;Espanya, 08014, Barcelona, and the nearest metro is Espanya L1, L3, L5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/las-arena-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arenas Barcelona visit a bullring without meeting up any bull<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Monumental\"><\/span>La Monumental<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73288\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73288\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3550729307_97f242ec5c_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by: Eric Goodwin via VisualHunt.com \/ CC BY-NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: Eric Goodwin via VisualHunt.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other bullfight arena in the city is the <strong>Plaza Monumental de Barcelona<\/strong>, built in 1914. It was the last place where a bullfight was held in Barcelona. It is known as the world\u2019s only Art-Nouveau bull arena, a work of Manuel Joaquim Raspall i Mayol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These\u00a0<strong>bullring houses<\/strong> are today\u00a0a small <strong>bullfighting museum<\/strong> and the building is open for visits, from the stables to the top of the stands or even the arena. The ticket for the museum costs 6\u20ac.<br \/>\nLa Monumental has a capacity of 19,582 seats for bullfights or 25,000 for events such as rock concerts &#8211; The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Dire Straits and Bruce Springsteen were a few names that performed in this arena.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can visit La Monumental in Gran Via de Les Corts Catalanes 749, Barcelona. 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