Spain is a nation with a number of rich sporting and cultural traditions, and many famous stadiums throughout the country where these traditions come to life. Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with the country having a very long and successful association with the most popular sport in the world. Many of the largest and most visited sporting stadiums in Spain are dedicated to football, including the famous Camp Nou in Barcelona and Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. However, some of the other stadiums in Spain are not dedicated to football at all, having links to a tradition that goes even deeper into the Spanish psyche - bullfighting. Bullfighting remains popular in Spain today, with a number of dedicated bullfighting arenas still in use around the country. One of the most famous bullfighting arenas in the country is the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas in Madrid.
However, while bullfighting has strong links to Spanish traditions and culture, the most well recognised stadiums in the nation today are all linked to football. The professional Spanish football league is recognised as one of the best in the world, perhaps only behind the English Premier League in terms of quality and depth. However, while the English football competition may have more teams and players that compete at an international level, at least two Spanish teams regularly compete at the elite level. Both Barcelona Football Club and Real Madrid Football Club are regulars in the European Champions League, with both teams highly competitive on the world stage and winning the tournament on many occasions.

Camp Nou in Barcelona can seat 99,354 people, which makes it the biggest stadium in Europe and the fourteenth largest in the world. Camp Nou has been used by the Barcelona Football Club ever since its construction in 1957, and since this time it has hosted numerous international and national matches at an elite senior level. Along with Camp Nouo, Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid is the other most well recognised stadium in Spain. Santiago Bernabeu was inaugurated on 14 December 1947, and seats 80,354 people. It has also hosted numerous high class football events, such as the European Cup final in 1957, 1969, and 1980, and the UEFA Champions League recently in 2010. While the bullfighting arenas may hold the history of Spain, these two football stadiums in particular are the epicentres of modern Spanish sporting culture.