Bilbao. Vista Alegre. Bullring

Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre. Bilbao  

The old Bullring from Bilbao

The first Bullring of Happy Sight was inaugurated on August 13th, 1882, under the direction of the architect D. Sabino Goikoetxea Etxebarria, with an appraisal of 12.394 seats. The matadors who inaugurated this Plaza were Manuel Fuentes "Bocanegra", Jose Lara "Chicorro" and Fernando Gómez " Cocky Boy " with Concha's beasts and Saw. In it 8s3 years " of life " there were celebrated a total of 1.817 feasts until in the dawn from September 4 to September 5 of 1.961, after a cattle in which they acted Rafael Chacarte, J. M. Montilla and Manuel Benítez " The Native of Cordoba " with Antonio Perez de San Fernando's beasts, a fire destroyed it.

The New Bullrring from Bilbao

The current Bullring of Happy Sight was inaugurated on June 19th, 1962, 9 months and 15 days after the fire that destroyed the Old Plaza. The architect who designed it was D. Luís of Ghana and Holes with the collaboration of the Excmo. Town hall of Bilbao, the Excma. County council of Biscay and the Official Chamber of Trade, Industry and Navigation of Bilbao. Nowadays Martin Agüero has an appraisal of 14.725 spectators.

2021-2022 The bullring has been refurbished recently with a design by the architect Diego Garteiz, with improvements for spectators such as waterproofing the seats, replacing the seats with more ergonomic and weather-resistant seats, enlarging the ticket offices and installing audiovisual screens.

Changes made inside of the bullring:

• More than 10 access and evacuation points.

• 4 intercommunicated seating areas.

• VIP lounge with 5 VIP boxes.

• 8 bar and catering areas.

• 12 bathrooms.

• 4 dressing rooms and service areas.

• Indoor and outdoor parking.

• Press room.

• WIFI throughout the venue.

General information Vista Alegre (Bilbao) bullring

• Capacity:14275.

• Category: 1º.

• Location: Martín Agüero, 1 48012 Bilbao.

Who manages the bullring in Bilbao?

The bullring is managed by the BMF Toros company.

Guided visit to Vista Alegre (Bilbao) bullring

Visit the bullring of Bilbao througth a guided tour and know all its corners. Opening times: 11:00-17:00, Monday and Tuesday. 10:00-11:45 , Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Check the official bullfighting schedule to match a bullfight with your visit dates:

• Semana Grande of Bilbao, August.

What do you need to know before going to the bullfights at Bilbao?

SERVITORO does not serve special tickets, such as those available to retired and impaired persons and children. All tickets are priced for adults. Servitoro is not responsible for the tickets purchased by the user.

Request information and advance tickets booking for all bullfighting events at Bilbao:

You may book in advance and be the first to purchase tickets to any event at the Bilbao Bullring. Servitoro delivery service offers the User the opportunity to acquire the tickets in a safe and easy manner from his/her home address, avoiding long queues before ticket offices. Complete the request information about Bilbao. Once we have the tickets On sale, we send you a booking confirmation e-mail for make your definitive order. 

If you desire more information, please contact us at servitoro@servitoro.com or at 0034 963308593 (call time 9:00-18:00, Monday to Friday).

Servitoro, Official Box office of bullfighting tickets sales at Bilbao bullring.