CAMP NOU STADIUM

Camp Nou is the largest football stadium in Europe and home to FC Barcelona. It has a capacity of 99,354 seats. Camp Nou was built between 1954 and 1957, and officially opened on the 24^th of September 1957. The first match was played between FC Barcelona and a selection of players from the city of Warsaw.

The stadium replaced Barcelona’s previous ground Campo de Les Corts which, though it could hold 60,000 supporters, was still too small for the growing number of fans. With the Camp Nou the number of fans that could attend a match was increased by half.
The stadium was initially called Estadi del FC Barcelona, but was soon referred to as Camp Nou (New Stadium) by its fans. In 2001, after a referendum among its members, the club officially changed the name of the stadium to Camp Nou.

During the Euro 1964 Championships the stadium hosted the semi-final between the Soviet Union and Denmark (3-0), and the match for third place between Hungary and the same Denmark (3-1)
For the 1982 World Cup the stadium was expanded to a capacity of 120,000. At the World Cup the stadium hosted the opening match, three matches in the second group phase, and the semi-final between Italy and Poland (2-0). The capacity was reduced again in the late 1990s due to the conversion of the stadium into an all-seater.

In its history Camp Nou has hosted two Champions League finals: the first in 1989 between AC Milan and Steaua București (4-0) and the second in 1999 between Manchester United and FC Bayern (2-1).
Earlier the stadium had already hosted two Cup Winners’ Cup finals: the first in 1972 between Rangers FC and Dynamo Moscow (3-2) and the second in 1980 between Barcelona and Standard de Liège (2-1).

OPENING TIMES AND PRICES

Museum

Monday to Saturday: 10am to 8pm
Sunday: 10am to 2.30pm

Tours

Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 7pm
Sunday: 10am to 1.30pm

Museum + Tour: 22€

ACCESS

Metro: Palau Reial (Green Line, L3) (+ 5 minutes walk)

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OLYMPIC STADIUM AND PALAU SANT JORDI

OLYMPIC STADIUM

Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, was used for the 1992 Olympic Games. The centrepiece of Barrelona's Olympic Ring, it is located on the hill of Montjuic. The stadium was designed by local architect Pere Domenèch i Roura and inaugurated during the 1929 International Exposition. After being used as a football stadium and a motor racing paddock for intervening years, it was chosen as the flagship stadium for the 1992 Olympics and renovated by Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti. It was also RCD Espanyol's football stadium between 1997 and 2007. The stadium now holds 57000 and is still used for sporting and cultural events.

PALAU SANT JORDI

Designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, this covered, multi-purpose facility situated in Montjuïc Park on the Olympic Ring was purpose built for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. It is considered a master work of modern architecture and engineering. Its structure enables the facility to be adapted to any type of event.

Palau Sant Jordi has a series of rooms integrated in the facility that may be used independently for meetings, parties, new product launches and small events.

ACCESS

Metro: Espanya (Red Line, L1 / Green Line, L3) + Bus nº 50, 61

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