Plaza de toros de Burgos, Bullring in Burgos, Spain

The Plaza de Toros de Burgos, known as El Plantío and renamed Coliseum Burgos after its 2015 remodelling, is a circular arena in Burgos. A sand-coloured ring is enclosed by a low dark-red barrier with white accents, and concentric rows of grey and beige stands rise behind it. A continuous roof of arched dark-green and cream segments supported by pillars runs around the upper edge, leaving the ring open to the sky.

The arena opened in 1967 after replacing the old Plaza de los Vadillos that was demolished in 1965. Construction took about 200 days starting in October 1966, bringing the city's bullfighting tradition into a new era.

The venue hosts the Feria de Sampedros bullfights around 27 June, and its 2015 reopening featured Enrique Ponce, El Juli and Alejandro Talavante with bulls from Antonio Bañuelos; the bullfight sold out. Burgos residents still call it both El Plantío and Coliseum Burgos, and the name Coliseum Burgos was adopted after the 2015 conversion into a multi-use hall.

The venue is now a covered multi-use hall, so events run year-round regardless of weather. Bullfighting mode seats 8,550; with extra stands on the sports floor it holds about 9,500. The old open-air seating split into eight tendidos, four in shade, is gone. Access is from the El Plantío side, across the river from the wooded Quinta park.

In 1975, one of Spain's first rock music festivals took place here with bands like Alcatraz and Eva Rock, showing the venue could host events beyond traditional bullfighting. This versatility helped the arena remain relevant for different types of shows over the years.