Type Bullring Current tenants Circuitos Taurinos Owner Gijón City Hall Town or city Gijón Inaugurated 12 August 1888 Renovated 1997 | Country Spain Completed 1888 Opened 1888 Architectural style Neo-Mudéjar Construction started 1886 | |
Address c/ Ezcurdia, 33203 Gijón Similar La Cubierta, Plaza de Toros de Jaén, Plaza de Toros de La Merced, Plaza de Toros de La Ribera, León Arena |
The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
Map of Plaza de Toros de El Bibio
Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, Guerrita.
The bullring was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War and it was renovated in 1997. On March 20, 1992, it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural.
Apart from bullfighting, the ring is also used for music concerts.
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