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Plaza de Toros "Las Ventas" is the most popular and important arena in Spain. You can see here corrida every sunday ( since March to October). The arena contains
50 000 people. Around the building there are some sculptures of the best torreros and some bunches and trees. The most importand corridas are in Mai during Fiesta in honour of St. Isidoro. Leave a Comment Address: Calle de Alcala 237Phone: (91) 356 22 00Directions: After the Park Jardines de Maria Eva Duarte de Peron.
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 The matadores' procession
before the corrida. by laura4n8
Word to the wise! Shell out the extra money (it's not much) for the shady seats! We were confused at first at the different seat pricing but someone kindly explained to us that the pricing was based on how close you were to the ring and how much you would be in the sun. Trust me, you will enjoy the experience much more if you have a shady seat -- unless you wear a VERY wide hat.
Tickets are sold at the Las Ventas bullring ticket offices from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for fights on the following 5 days, and until 7 p.m. for the fight of the same day. Prices range from 1.50 to 100 euros. Leave a Comment Address: Alcalá street, Metro: Las VentasDirections: Take the Las Ventas metro train.
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 Las Ventas. by breughel
That's what I did on a sunny morning of May. This is the period of the Feria di San Isidro, a mix of a religious feast on May 15th and a most important bullfighting festival from 7/05 - 31/05/2009. Las Ventas is full booked during these 3 weeks but I could follow some corridas on the Spanish television. I observed that King Juan Carlos I assisted to some of them.
The budget for a corrida afternoon (two hours with 3 toreros and their teams, 6 bulls) approaches 180.000 € from what I read in the Spanish press.
The Spanish Television International (TVE Internacional) has a program about bullfighting called "Tendido Cero". Only for aficionados!
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 Las Ventas - Plaza de toros. by breughel
This year the number of corridas in Spain seems to be reduced by 20%, not because of the "antitaurinas" movements, but because the economical crisis has reduced the budgets of all the smaller towns who use to organize corridas at the occasion of the patron saint festivities. For towns with less than 10.000 inhabitants budgets of about 50.000 € became too heavy. (info from "El Pais").
WARNING: Bullfighting is an old tradition of Spain. Other countries have other traditions, sometimes not less cruel than bullfighting.
Tourists, who love animals, should, in my opinion, not go to a corrida. The bull is always killed after 20 minutes of fight and suffering; there is blood everywhere.
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If you're in any way attracted to the exciting, complicated and colourful world of bullfighting, you'll love this museum, located in the world's most important bullring - Plaza Monumental de las Ventas. It contains a fabulous collection of the "suits of lights" worn by the most famous bullfighters along with portraits of great bullfighters, like Belmonte and Vicente Pastor. You'll also see a selection of taurine memorabilia and the stuffed heads of brave bulls. Admission is free and i found it very interesting. Leave a Comment Address: Plaza de Torres, Ventas, Madrid 28028Phone: 91 725 1857Directions: Nearest train: Ventas
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Most tourists will never see a Corrida de Rejones. This is a horse mounted bullfight by a Rejoneador.
What is very special is the schooling or dressage of the horses, often from Andalusia, to approach in a gallop the attacking bull and avoid his horns. The rider has to demonstrate all his skill in controlling his horse and the bull. It’s a dangerous vaulting and pirouetting imposing a perfect coordination between rider and horse. These horses wear no caparison. All the art of rider and horse is in sidestepping.
The Rejoneo has like classic bullfighting three stages. First a stab of a long lance, then harpoon pointed sticks and finally killing with a sword shaped into a lance.
The Rejoneador uses at least 4 horses, perfectly schooled, one for each stage.
This makes Rejones much more expensive than bullfighting on foot. The number of Rejoneadors is small in comparison with the number of Matadors so that there are few Corridas de Rejones to be seen at Las Ventas or elsewhere.
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Some people thinks thats bullfight is torture others thinks that just fun time, if you are second group and its summer time in Madrid just go Sunday afternoon see some bulls, some brave(or crazy) guys and blood(from the bulls).
price: 4 euros up 100 euros, the distance and place are that determine how much you need to pay. if you dont care about sun, with 12 euros you can find nice place to seat.
just important tip: you cant go to restroom or back to your seat between the bullfight, if happen , you must wait the fight finish. Leave a Comment
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 Ole! by tejanasueca
Going to a bullfight will you a true sense of Spanish culture not only because what is going on in the arena, but also what's going on in the stands. This is a place where you will see regular Spanish people coming after a day at work. It is not very expensive, and I definitely think it is something to experience! (well, maybe unless you're a vegetarian of course!) Leave a Comment Address: Plaza de Toros
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Madrid has the largest bullfighting arena in the world, called Las Ventas. Bullfighting is usually not seen anywhere else than Spain, so it's probably a good thing to see while there. Basically, it consists of a "fight" between a bull and a man, the torero. The bull enters the ring and a group of people start to tire him. Then a lancer (picador) mounted on a horse stabs the bull on the neck, so he starts to lose some blood. Then there are three flagmen (banderilleros) who plant two barbed sticks (called banderillas) on the bull's flanks. After all these, the torero enters the ring with a red cape and a sword. After making some passes at the bull, he finally kills him.
All in all, it's a nice show, despite of the fact that an animal is being killed. I found that it's better to go with a local, or with someone who can explain what's going on at each moment. Leave a Comment Address: c/ Alcalá, 237Directions: Las Ventas bullring. Take the metro to Ventas station or the bus lines: 12, 21, 38, 53, 106, 110 and 146.Website: www.las-ventas.com
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 Plaza de Tores de las Ventas by El_Sueco
In September and October the arena is used for rock-concerts.
When flags are waving in the flaggstaff there is bullfighting that day.
Beside there is the Museo Taurino with exposition of memories of great toreadores and bulls.
I have put some pictures from a bullfighting in the t-logs (part1 and part2) with short explaination of the steps. Leave a Comment Address: Calle de Alkalá 237Directions: Look for Puente de las Ventas, a big white arche.
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