I am not a fan of bullfighting as it involves animal cruelty but the culture is deeply rooted in this region so I went to learn more about it. In this museum, you will find out the differences between the methods they perform in Portugal and Spain. It is more humane in Portugal and they don't kill the bulls during the game, unlike Spanish matadors. The bulls are returned to the farmers after the game. The entrance is 3 euros and includes a guide as well. The guide was very friendly, helpful and she could speak many languages. The museum itself covers the costumes, announcements in newspapers, and posters, and also paintings of famous Portuguese and Spanish bullfighters. There are as well a sample of arrows, sword, and horn cover of the bulls in the display. They also provide videos and photos in the interactive part of the museum to explain the difference between Portuguese and Spanish bullfighting traditions. In a tiny section, there is information about the way of breeding and the environments where the bulls live before the fight. Finally, at the end of the visit, you can take a look at the place where the bullfighting takes place...
Read moreAn old bull fighting ring that now is mostly converted to a concert/event venue. It seems that in order to make it more profitable for the city hall as well as promoters, they added more seating baby building more sitting on top of the original. This creates a veritable fire trap as there are no walkways to get from the seats to the exits. You'd literally have to either wait for the other 200 people in front of you to exit or maybe just jump down to the lower levels. It's inadmissible that a venue owned by the city, purposefully runs over safety for what I can only...
Read moreIt's a nice place ,shopping mall, easy to access through bus and metro. Mostly I visit there to do and pingo doce. Food court is there and I tried some place food there it was nice . There we can get variety of product because of many different shops. Some place are cheap and some one are good. And place were clean and the wash room are clean . The place is known for bull fight ..be honestly I didn't went there to see the fight. It once I'll go...
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