Bullfighting Museum (Museo Taurino) Madrid

I went to my first, and probably only bullfight.

Leading up to the spectacle, I was able to tour the bullfighting museum and the bullring, Las Ventas. That all made my experience much more enjoyable because it gave me some background about the event and how it unfolds.

I sat in the shade, just above the gate that is used to drag …

It was Easter Sunday and we knew the markets were on in the centre of Madrid. However, the Toros (Bullfighting) Museum was our first stop. There were a lot of people outside the stadium at Los Ventas. Some just walking around and others queuing for ...

... cosmopolitan scene, Madrid was first and foremost a shopper's paradise. In and around shopping we visited an art museum, bullfighting museum and saw a Flamenco show. The Prado Museum held works by Rembrandt, Goya and Velasquez. Staring at all the ...

... the la Toro del Oro, a bar on the Plaza Mayor (site of much good fun during the Inquisition) that is something of a bullfighting museum.  The stuffed heads of famous bulls stare down from the walls (they actually look quite friendly this way).  ...

I went to my first, and probably only bullfight. Leading up to the spectacle, I was able to tour the bullfighting museum and the bullring, Las Ventas.  That all made my experience much more enjoyable because it gave me some background about the ...