Theatres, arenas and venues to film in Spain
38 of them, 25 with a photo and 8 with practical details the location publishes itself. 3 have a documented shooting history. Every entry links to the location or to the body that manages it.
Auditoriums, concert halls, opera houses, cinemas, arenas and event spaces, with the backstage, foyers and dressing rooms that come with them.
Arriaga Theatre
Theatre, arena & venue
Neo baroque city theatre of 1890 on the Bilbao riverbank, rebuilt after fire and flood, with a horseshoe auditorium, boxes, foyers and a stage house.
Auditorio Alfredo Kraus
Theatre, arena & venue
Concert hall by Oscar Tusquets at the end of Las Canteras beach, with a stone tower, symphony auditorium, chamber hall and foyers looking straight onto the Atlantic.
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Auditorio de Tenerife
Theatre, arena & venue
A sail-shaped concert hall on the Santa Cruz de Tenerife waterfront designed by Santiago Calatrava, with a curved white concrete shell around the main auditorium.
More than 15 multi-purpose spaces for events, described as having over 100 different corners, equipped with technical facilities for conferences and...
Auditorio El Batel
Theatre, arena & venue
Auditorium and congress centre sunk into the quay at Cartagena, with a main hall for about 1,400, chamber hall, glazed foyers and coloured cladding facing the harbour.
Baluarte
Theatre, arena & venue
Congress centre and auditorium of 2003 next to the citadel, faced in black Zimbabwe granite, with a 1,568 seat hall, chamber hall and large glazed foyers.
Camp Nou
Theatre, arena & venue
FC Barcelona's stadium in the Les Corts district, one of Europe's largest football grounds, with tiered stands, a museum and tour access during redevelopment.
Seen in: Goal! II: Living the Dream (2007)
Capacity: 99354 · The stadium includes a presidential box and VIP lounge, press rooms and television studios, and the FC Barcelona club museum.
Corral de Comedias de Almagro
Theatre, arena & venue
Open air courtyard playhouse of 1628 on the main square of Almagro, with wooden galleries on two levels, a raised stage and benches, still in use for festivals.
Estadio Mestalla
Theatre, arena & venue
Valencia CF's stadium near the city centre, one of Spain's older large football grounds, with pitch, stands and hospitality areas available through the club.
Estadio Nuevo Colombino
Theatre, arena & venue
Football stadium in Huelva, home ground of Recreativo de Huelva, with a modern bowl-shaped stand used for sports and crowd scenes.
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Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Theatre, arena & venue
Sevilla FC's stadium in Nervión, built in 1958, with pitch, stands, dressing rooms, press areas and an adjoining sports complex of 13 pitches offered for filming.
Capacity: 43500
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Estadio Vallehermoso
Theatre, arena & venue
Municipal athletics stadium reopened in 2019 in Chamberi, with a partly covered 10,000-seat stand around a lime-green 400m track, a covered training straight and a natural grass infield.
Capacity: 10000 · Access control, offices, changing rooms, storage, technical rooms, covered training straight
Gran Teatro Falla
Theatre, arena & venue
Red brick neo Mudejar theatre in Cadiz opened in 1910, with a horseshoe auditorium in three tiers, painted ceiling, boxes and a horseshoe arched facade.
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Jameos del Agua
Theatre, arena & venue
Cesar Manrique venue built inside a collapsed lava tube, with an underground salt lake, a white terrace pool, a bar cut into rock and a concert cave used as an auditorium.
Kursaal Congress Centre
Theatre, arena & venue
1999 congress and concert building by architect Rafael Moneo on the San Sebastian seafront, two glass cube auditoria that host the San Sebastian Film Festival and rentable event spaces.
Madrid Arena
Theatre, arena & venue
Circular multipurpose arena with a glazed dome on the Casa de Campo exhibition ground, three connected floors, a retractable seating rack and a tunnel link to two neighbouring pavilions.
Retractable seating, changing rooms, dressing rooms, cafeteria, press boxes, vehicle access to the main floor, outdoor area for trucks and mobile...
Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria
Theatre, arena & venue
Regional performing arts centre of 1991 in Santander, with a main hall of about 1,600 seats, a chamber hall, wide marble foyers and backstage areas.
Palau Sant Jordi
Theatre, arena & venue
An indoor arena on Montjuïc designed by Arata Isozaki for the 1992 Olympics, used for concerts, sports events and large productions.
Riojaforum
Theatre, arena & venue
Conference and concert centre in Logrono, with an auditorium of about 1,000 seats, a multipurpose hall, meeting rooms and a glazed foyer beside the park.
Roman Theatre of Merida
Theatre, arena & venue
Roman theatre of 15 BC managed by the Consorcio de Merida, with a two storey columned stage front, semicircular stone seating for about 6,000 and the adjoining amphitheatre.
Teatre Principal de Palma
Theatre, arena & venue
Nineteenth century opera house in central Palma with a horseshoe auditorium, tiered boxes, painted ceiling, orchestra pit and a smaller studio hall.
Teatro Calderon
Theatre, arena & venue
City theatre of 1864 in Valladolid, restored in the 1990s, with a horseshoe auditorium of about 1,200 seats, tiers of boxes, foyers and a deep stage.
Teatro Campoamor
Theatre, arena & venue
Opera house of 1892 in Oviedo, rebuilt after the Civil War, with a horseshoe auditorium of about 1,300 seats, boxes, a large stage and formal foyers.
Teatro Guimera
Theatre, arena & venue
The oldest theatre in the Canaries, opened in 1851 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with a horseshoe auditorium, boxes, a neoclassical foyer and a domed corner facade.
Teatro La Latina
Theatre, arena & venue
900-seat theatre on the Plaza de la Cebada spread over three floors, with a lobby, club level and boxes, and an upper amphitheatre with good sightlines and acoustics.
Seen in: El Corte Ingles Emidio Tucci advert (2023)
Capacity: 900 · Lobby, stalls, club level, boxes, amphitheatre, dressing rooms, catering area, storage
Teatro Romea
Theatre, arena & venue
City theatre of 1862 in central Murcia with a horseshoe auditorium in three tiers, a painted dome, gilt boxes, a marble foyer and a classical portico.
Euskalduna Palace
Theatre, arena & venue
A congress and concert hall in Bilbao built in weathered steel on the site of the former Euskalduna shipyard, its shape referencing a ship's hull under construction.
ExpoMeloneras Convention Centre
Theatre, arena & venue
Purpose built congress centre at Meloneras with a large auditorium, column free exhibition halls, foyers and glazed frontage, usable as conference, gala or corporate interiors.
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Fira de Barcelona (Montjuïc venue)
Theatre, arena & venue
Barcelona's historic trade fair complex on Montjuïc by Plaça d'Espanya, with several exhibition halls and a central avenue used for conventions, launches and large events.
The Montjuic venue covers 150,000 square metres of exhibition space (own site).
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Theatre, arena & venue
Barcelona's main opera house on La Rambla, with a gilded horseshoe auditorium, a grand foyer and a stage house rebuilt after a 1994 fire.
MotorLand Aragon
Theatre, arena & venue
Motor racing complex at Alcaniz with a Grand Prix circuit, pit lane and garages, a technology park, karting and off road tracks and large paddock areas.
Palau de la Musica Catalana
Theatre, arena & venue
A Modernista concert hall in Barcelona by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, with a stained-glass skylight, sculpted facades and an ornate main auditorium.
Rentable spaces listed are the Concert Hall, Petit Palau, Foyer, Rehearsal Hall, Lluis Millet Room and a Terrace.
Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
Theatre, arena & venue
Madrid's Neo-Mudejar bullring seating over 23,000, with brick and ceramic tile facades, tiered stands and an on-site bullfighting museum.
Puy du Fou Espana
Theatre, arena & venue
Historical show park outside Toledo with built medieval and Renaissance villages, a large night show arena, stage machinery, costume workshops and stables.
Recinto Ferial de Tenerife
Theatre, arena & venue
Trade fair and congress centre by Santiago Calatrava in Santa Cruz, with a wide ribbed concrete canopy, open exhibition floor, meeting rooms and loading access for large builds.
Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Theatre, arena & venue
Atlético Madrid's stadium in San Blas-Canillejas, built with conference and event functions alongside football, offering outdoor areas for private functions.
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
Theatre, arena & venue
Real Madrid's stadium in central Madrid, seating over 80,000 under a retractable roof, with dressing rooms, a trophy room and pitch-level tour access.
Seen in: Goal! (2005)
Teatro Alameda, Tarifa
Theatre, arena & venue
Municipal cinema and theatre on the Alameda in Tarifa's old town, a public building used for screenings, performances and civic events on Spain's southernmost point.
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Teatro Central
Theatre, arena & venue
Contemporary theatre on the Isla de la Cartuja built for Expo 92, with a black box stage, flexible seating, technical galleries and a metal clad exterior.
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Theatres, arenas and venues elsewhere in Europe
- United Kingdom 47
- Germany 39
- France 30
- Austria 26
- Hungary 23
- Poland 22
- Belgium 20
- Netherlands 19
- Croatia 14
- Italy 14
- Czech Republic 13
- Sweden 11
Other kinds of location in Spain
- Industrial and derelict locations 43
- Offices, schools and public buildings 31
- Transport and infrastructure 33
- Film studios and backlots 14
- Hospitals, prisons and institutions 12
- Houses and apartments 9
- Hotels and interiors 9
- Bars, restaurants and shops 18
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