Bullring of Pontevedra, Bullring in Pontevedra, Spain.

The Bullring of Pontevedra is a circular stone arena with two tiers of seating, the lower for stands and the upper for boxes and covered seating. It seats 7,800 spectators and is classified as a second-category bullring. Since 1996 a tensioned PVC membrane roof of 4,300 square metres, resembling a ship's sail with a central oculus, covers the stands and part of the ring while leaving the centre open.

Bullfighting in Pontevedra dates to the 17th century, when fights were held in the Herrería and Alhóndiga squares. In 1892 Benito Calderón Ozores built a wooden ring on the Campo de la Torre; the stone ring, designed by Siro Borrajo Montenegro, opened on 12 August 1900 with Emilio and Ricardo Torres "Bombita" fighting Salas bulls. The Lozano brothers have owned it since 1975.

The feria is held around the second Sunday of August for La Peregrina, patron saint of the province of Pontevedra. Nearly 50 peñas, supporter groups, fill the sunny stands in colourful dress, a tradition long rooted in the city rather than a recent fashion.

The bullring stands in the San Roque neighbourhood, on the Campo de la Torre site where the 1892 wooden ring once stood. Bullfights cluster in the Feria de la Peregrina, held each year from the second Sunday of August. Outside that cycle the building is not a sightseeing stop, so time a visit to the fair.

This is the only permanent bullring in the entire Galician region. It gives the venue special importance for those interested in the tradition within this area.