It is located in the Bullfighting Square, in the city of Caldas da Rainha, District of Leiria, Central Portugal
The Bullring was built by popular initiative and was inaugurated on June 13, 1883 and is classified as 2nd Category.
Opened by popular initiative in 1883, then with 4,000 seats, today it has a capacity of around 5,000 seats, including 3,500 for oxen for safety reasons.
Each year around five bullfighting shows and around six musicals are held.
The square had a great tradition until 1974, when bullfighting experienced a less favorable period.
At the end of the 1980s, the Festa Brava became a tradition again in Caldas da Rainha and, in the square leased to a local businessman, musical shows began to take place in addition to the bullfights. Carlos Barroso
The Neo-Mudéjar Bullring, the building has an octagonal plan and is classified as a Property of Municipal Interest.
The square had a great tradition until 1974, when bullfighting experienced a less favorable period.
At the end of the 1980s, the Festa Brava became a tradition again in Caldas da Rainha and, in the square leased to a local businessman, in addition to bullfights, musical shows also took place.
A spa town, with a ceramics industry, Caldas da Rainha presents its cultural aspect, perhaps even controversial, with a Bullring.
One of the many in Portugal offering a spectacle to those who enjoy it, it has contributed to these spectacles since 1883, thus becoming the oldest bullring in Portugal.
The creation of a roof for the space (currently uncovered), new chairs, a commercial area, a restaurant offering, a trade in regional items and a museum space are some of the improvements to be made to the bullring as part of the renovation.
Opened by popular initiative in 1883, then with 4,000 seats, today it has a capacity of around 5,000 seats, including 3,500 for oxen for safety reasons.
Each year around five bullfighting shows and around six musicals are held.
The square had a great tradition until 1974, when bullfighting experienced a less favorable period.
At the end of the 1980s, the Festa Brava became a tradition again in Caldas da Rainha and, in the square leased to a local businessman, musical shows began to take place in addition to the bullfights. Carlos Barroso
The Neo-Mudéjar Bullring, the building has an octagonal plan and is classified as a Property of Municipal Interest.
The square had a great tradition until 1974, when bullfighting experienced a less favorable period.
At the end of the 1980s, the Festa Brava became a tradition again in Caldas da Rainha and, in the square leased to a local businessman, in addition to bullfights, musical shows also took place.
A spa town, with a ceramics industry, Caldas da Rainha presents its cultural aspect, perhaps even controversial, with a Bullring.
One of the many in Portugal offering a spectacle to those who enjoy it, it has contributed to these spectacles since 1883, thus becoming the oldest bullring in Portugal.
The creation of a roof for the space (currently uncovered), new chairs, a commercial area, a restaurant offering, a trade in regional items and a museum space are some of the improvements to be made to the bullring as part of the renovation.
