The bullring of the Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla is the oldest bullring in Spain. It hosts bullfights that take place during the Feria de Abril de Sevilla, one of the most recognized bullfighting festivals in the world. Considered one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, it ranks among the most visited monuments. Declared a Cultural Interest Asset, the bullring of the Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla is classified as a Monument, as published in the BOE in 1984.
The bullring and its bullfighting museum are open to visitors. The tour of the stands is complemented by its bullfighting museum, which consists of two clearly differentiated sectors. The first sector visited contains an exhibition of paintings and a selection of bullfighting prints that belong to the collection of the Real Maestranza, one of the most important in the world.
The Painting Room features a collection of oils from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries that form a significant bullfighting-themed art gallery, primarily from the Romantic period. It includes scenes in the field and in the ring, bullfighters, and characters related to the world of bulls.
The Print Room houses a select repertoire of prints, lithographs, and engravings. Practically all historical bullfighting series from the 18th and 19th centuries are represented.
Notable are the Twelve Prints of Tauromaquia by Francisco de Goya, belonging to the third edition of this legendary series of etchings, made in Paris in 1876.
The visit continues through the stables of the rejoneador horses to a corner of high spirituality, the chapel of the Toreros, presided over by an altarpiece of the Virgin of Our Lady of Charity, which enjoys great devotion among bullfighters and to which numerous ex-votos have been donated.