Camp Nou is the 3rd largest football stadium in the world and the largest stadium in Europe with a capacity of about 110000 people.
It has been the home of FC Barcelona since 1957 and is also the home of the Catalan national team.
Construction started on 28 March 1954 and took 3 years to complete, it was officially opened on the 24 September 1957.
The architects who built it were Francesc Mitjans, Josep Soteras, and Lorenzo García-Barbón.
The stadium is also used for various other purposes and often hosts major concerts.
These are some of the artists that have performed here:
There are always thousands of football lovers visiting the stadium, being one of the best teams in the world attracts people from everywhere.
It is always busy, making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in Barcelona.
The tour is one of the most popular in Barcelona and receives more than 1.2 million visitors per year and it comes in second after the Museu Picasso, which attracts 1.3 million visitors.
On the tour you will see the grounds, the pitch and the football museum. Check out the player's dressing room, see the press conference area, visit the VIP lounge and even take a break on the players benches or on the VIP seats.
The Plus Ticket gives you access to what happens behind the scenes and to the FC museum that occupies 3,500 square meters.
The tour is self guided, you just have to follow the yellow barriers if you lose your way there are security guards that will point you back in the right direction.
Read the information on boards as you go a long but if you need more football facts and figures get yourself an audio-guide at the start of the tour.
These are the points of interest on the Self-Guided Tour:
The 3DVirtual Experience that makes you feel like you are on the pitch during a match.
Barcelona FC
Aristides Maillol,
entrance no 7
08028 Barcelona,
Spain
04 April - 09 October:
10:00 - 20:00
10 October - 03 April:
10:00 - 18:30
Sundays and holidays:
10:00 - 14:30
Prices:
Adults: €22.00
Child: €16.50
Tram
500 metres from Camp Nou you will find the Trambaix Avinguda de Xile Station (lines T1, T2 and T3).
The closest metro stations to Camp Nou are:
Line 3
Line 5
These stations are about 500 to 1000 metres from Camp Nou depending on the your access point.
Bus
The bus lines with stops close to Camp Nou are:
AMB lines:
L12 - Barcelona (Pl. Reina Maria Cristina)/Cornellà (Almeda)
Nitbus - It runs from approximately 22h30 to 05h00: