{"id":4171,"date":"2016-01-15T11:31:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T10:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2021-04-06T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T08:45:21","slug":"santiago-bernabeu-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/santiago-bernabeu-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium<\/strong> is the official stadium of Real Madrid C. F.<\/a><\/strong> But the football team didn\u2019t always play there. Real Madrid C.F.\u2019s first official stadium was called Estadio Chamartin<\/em>, which remained opened between the years of 1924 and 1947. Towards the end of Estadio Chamartin<\/em>\u2019s existence, Santiago Bernab\u00e9u<\/strong><\/a> and Rafael Salgado bought the land located right by the decaying stadium. The pair hired architects Luis Alemany Soler and Manuel Mu\u00f1oz Monasterio and the plans for the new stadium started to take shape.<\/p>\n

\"santiago<\/a>Construction began in the fall of 1944 and three years later the Nuevo Estadio Chamart\u00edn<\/em> was inaugurated, with a match between Real Madrid and the Portuguese team Os Belenenses<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After a major remodeling during the 50s, the stadium<\/a> grew in size to be able to accommodate as many as 125,000 spectators, becoming the largest stadium hosting games in the European Cup. It was in 1955 that, after a General Assembly of Members Compromisaros, the stadium changed its name to Santiago Bernab\u00e9u<\/strong>, in honor of Real Madrid C. F.\u2019s president.<\/p>\n

During the following years, Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium <\/strong>went through a series of remodeling processes to improve comfort and to be able to receive other sporting events.<\/p>\n

Today, Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium<\/strong> has a capacity of 81.044 spectators, with 245 VIP seats.<\/p>\n

Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium Tour<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium Tour<\/strong><\/a> includes a panoramic view of the stadium, a visit to \u201cBest Club in History\u201d room, Sensations Room, the pitch, the Presidential Box, the Real Madrid C.F. dressing room, the tunnel, the dugouts and the technical area, the press room, finishing with the official Real Madrid C.F. store.<\/p>\n

The tour lasts about an hour and a half. The tours to Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium<\/strong> happen every day of the year, with the exception of the 25th<\/sup> of December and the 1st<\/sup> of January. The tours can be taken between 10 am and 7 pm from Monday to Saturday and from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm on Sundays and public holidays.<\/p>\n

\"santiago<\/a>Visitors should make sure to check if the day they are planning to visit the stadium is a day when a match\u00a0will take place. On match days, the tours are available only until 5 hours before the beginning of the game, and a couple of hours after the game has ended.<\/p>\n

Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium<\/strong> is located at Avenida de Concha Espina, 1. To get to the stadium using public transportation, visitors can use buses 14, 17, 40, 43, 120, 126, 147, 150, or line number 10 of the subway system, exiting at the stop called Santiago Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n

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