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Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas

Avenida de los Toreros, Madrid, Spain (Salamanca)
91 356 2200
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Ranked #52 of 293 attractions in Madrid
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Type: Sports Complexes, Speciality Museums
Description: Spain's largest bullfighting ring.
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The Hague, The Netherlands
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13 reviews 13 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I am not particularly fond of the sport, however when I went there was no show and hence we just went to see the ring and the view. It was good, but excellent. The tour and entry were bit overpriced in my opinion. Can be skipped if you are not into bull fighting.

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See 5 more reviews by omniprasan for Madrid
Atlanta, Georgia
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35 reviews 35 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

The last bull we saw broke his back leg and it was hanging sideways. The toreadors came out and jeered the bull until he started running on the stub of the broken leg. It was tortuous to watch this horrible scenario unfold in front of me. They repeatedly stabbed the same bull over and over but were unable to kill... More

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Novara, Italy
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

the structure is very beautiful and huge The bullfight is very interesting - expecially if you found some Spanish person that can explain you whats going on

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Brussels, Belgium
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24 reviews 24 reviews
13 attraction reviews
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

We came here for our first "bull-fight" experience. As it was only April, and it was a Novillada Picada, the place was not crowded. We booked the tickets online via tequillatoros.com the night before, to avoid having to queue, and collected our tickets at the venue using the self-service machine. Very convenient. As we have 2 children with us, we... More

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Cologne, Germany
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16 reviews 16 reviews
4 attraction reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

We came here for the first bullfight of the season. The building itself is amazing. The bullfight is a once in a lifetime experience. We did pay the 1 euro to rent the cushions to sit on. The seats are stone and get quite cold. It rained when we were there, but we had our umbrellas and stayed relatively dry.... More

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See 5 more reviews by DanaP993 for Madrid
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7 reviews 7 reviews
7 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013 via mobile

We went looking for the free museum as we had time before catching our train to San Sebastian. After trekking out on the Saturday we were told the museum was not open, but would be open on Monday. So on Monday, we went all the way back out again, only to be told the museum was closed again, and wouldn't... More

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wiltshire
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3 attraction reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

Perhaps because there were only four of us on the tour we got quite a good performance from our guide who gave an interesting account of the building and also of the bull fight. The time spent taking photos could have been eliminated though. Did not see the museum. Wear something warm if you go in spring as most of... More

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Austin, Texas
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

Let me first say, that I was completely expecting gore (what else do you expect killing a bull would be?). I was completely expecting a show... and I wanted to experience a bit of the grand tradition that was near and dear to my mother's heart when she was a little girl. ... Instead... we got rained on. My wife... More

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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43 reviews 43 reviews
27 attraction reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2013

The outside of the facility is beautiful. It is located right at a metro stop and is about 50 yards from the metro steps. I read there is a free small museum, however, I was unable to find it. I walked around the entire building and saw no signs indicating a free museum. I asked at the ticket booth how... More

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Baltimore, Maryland
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53 reviews 53 reviews
38 attraction reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2013 via mobile

I can't believe until recently the tour was three times the price. The whole tour was less than a half hour, and five of those minutes were in the gift shop, and five additional minutes were taking photos and trying to sell them! Overall I'm very unimpressed and will not be recommending this to traveling friends.

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