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Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
One of Europe's most famous opera houses, dating from 1793 and beautifully preserved.

Teatro Nacional de São Carlos • Rua Serpa Pinto, 9 • 1200 – 442 Lisboa • Portugal • Tel.: +351 (0)213 253 045, +351 (0)213 253 046 • visitas(at)saocarlos.pthttp://tnsc.pt

Visits: Mon - Fri 10:30 - 18:30, Sat / Sun / Holidays 10:30 - 16:30; guided tours at 11:00 and 16:00; technology tours Tues and Thurs at 11:00 and 16:00

Turismo de Lisboa
Visitors & Convention Bureau
Tel.: +351 (0)210 312 700
atl(at)visitlisboa.com
www.visitlisboa.com

Theatro Circo
A unique circus theatre, built in 1915.

Theatro Circo de Braga • Avenida da Liberdade, 697 • 4710-251 Braga • +351 (0)253 203 800 • theatrocirco(at)theatrocirco.comwww.theatrocirco.com/en

Visits: public tours see website; groups on appointment

Posto de Turismo
+351 (0)253 262 550
turismo(at)cm-braga.pt

Teatro Garcia de Resende
Inaugurated in 1892, it is the best example of Neo-Baroque style in Portugal.

Teatro Garcia de Resende • Praça Joaquim António de Aguiar • 7000-510 Évora • Portugal • Tel.: +351 (0)266 703 112 • geral(at)cendrev.comwww.cendrev.com/informacoes_contactos.php

Visits: public tours see website, groups on appointment

Posto de Turismo
Tel.: +351 (0)266 777 072
postodeturismo(at)cm-evora.pt
www2.cm-evory.pt/guituristico

Teatro Lethes
A small but really exceptional theatre (1845/1908) in a former Jesuit school.

Teatro Lethes • Rua de Portugal, 58 • 8000-281 Faro • Portugal • Tel.: +351 (0)289 878 908 • geral(at)actateatro.org.pthttp://www.actateatro.org.pt

Visits: on appointment

Posto de Turismo de Faro
Tel.: +351 (0)289 803 604
www.cm-faro.pt

Gran Teatro Falla
Built in Moorish style in 1910, it is named after the great Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) who was born in Cadiz.

Gran Teatro Falla • Plaza Fragela, s/n • 11003 Cádiz • Tel.: +34 (0)956 22 08 34 • granteatrofalla.cultura(at)telefonica.nethttp://laciudad.cadiz.es/programacion-gran-teatro-falla.asp

Visits: on appointment

Centro de recepción de turistas
+34 (0)956 241 001
info.turismo(at)cadiz.es
www.cadiz.es

Corral de Comedias
The oldest theatre in Spain and the only preserved Corral de Comedias in the world. In this courtyard theatre from 1620 one can experience what theatre was like in the Golden Age of Spanish literature, the times of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina.

Corral de Comedias • Plaza Mayor, 18 • 13270 Almagro • Ciudad Real • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)926 86 15 39 • www.ciudad-almagro.com/donde/1328709263/Corral-de-Comedias

Visits: daily at varying opening times; please consult website for details

Almagro turismo
Tel.: +34 (0)926 86 07 17
turismo(at)ciudad-almagro.com
www.ciudad-almagro.com

Teatro de Rojas
The theatre is dedicated to Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla (1607-1648), dramatist from the Spanish Golden Age, born in Toledo. It was built on the site of a Corral de Comedias (1575) and its successor, a comedy theatre (1630). Designed by Raimundo Amador de los Rios, the present theatre opened on 19 October 1878.

Today, the Teatro de Rojas is the only theatre in Spain and one of very few in Europe that still features its original stage machinery, filling three storeys below the stage. Additionally, it houses a unique construction from the same time that allows elevating the entire parterre to stage level. All in perfect working condition and to be discovered during guided tours.

Teatro de Rojas • Plaza Mayor, s/n • 45001 Toledo • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)925 223 970 (10:00-14:00) • inforojas(at)telefonica.netwww.teatroderojas.es

Visits: frequent guided tours, please contact the theatre; group tours on appointment

Patronato Municipal de Turismo
Tel.: +34 (0)925 254 030
info(at)toledo-turismo.com
www.toledo-turismo.com

Teatre Principal
The oldest still operating opera house in Spain. Built in 1829 by the Italian Giovanni Palagi, on the site of a former theatre, within an old bastion of the city walls. The decoration works were done by the Ciudadela artist Andrés Galbis. The neoclassical façade was added thirty years later, in 1859. After 150 years of operation, extensive restoration works gave back the charm and splendour of the 1880s to the building.

Teatre Principal de Maó • Direcció Costa Deia, 40 • Població Maó • Província Balears • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)971 355 603 • e-mail form on website • www.teatremao.com

Visits: guided tours and group tours, please contact the theatre

Oficina de información turística
Tel.: +34 (0)7701 971 363 790
infomenorcamao(at)menorca.es
www.menorca.es

Teatro Español
All Spanish theatre history can be told by the “Spanish Theatre”, as it started its life already in the 16th century!

Teatro Español • Calle Príncipe, 25 • 28012 Madrid • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)91 360 14 84 (11:30-13:30) • www.teatroespanol.es

Visits: guided tours Tuesday to Friday at 12:00 noon; groups on appointment

Centro de Tourismo
Tel.: +34 (0)91 454 44 10
turismo(at)esmadrid.com
www.esmadrid.com/centros-de-informacion-turistica/

Real Coliseo de Carlos III
The best example of a royal court theatre in Spain, inaugurated in 1771.

Real Coliseo de Carlos III • Calle Floridablanca, 20 • 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)91 890 44 11, +34 (0)91 890 45 44 • teatro.coliseocarlos38(at)madrid.orgwww.madrid.org/clas_artes/teatros/carlosIII/index.html

Visits: on appointment

Tourismo
Tel.: +34 (0)918 905 313
info(at)sanlorenzoturismo.org
www.sanlorenzoturismo.org

Teatro Principal
Opened in 1858, it is the best preserved theatre from the reign of Queen Isabella II.

Teatro Principal • Plaza del Mío Cid s/n • 09003 Burgos • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)947 28 88 73 , +34 (0)947 28 88 40 • imc(at)aytoburgos.eswww.aytoburgos.es

Visits: on apppointment

Oficina de información turística
Tel.: +34 (0)947 203 125, +34 (0)947 201 846
oficinadeturismodeburgos(at)jcyl.es

www.turismocastillayleon.com

Teatro Arriaga
The best example of Neo-Baroque style in Spain. Inaugurated in 1890 and named after the Bilbao composer Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga.

Teatro Arriaga • Plaza Arriaga, 1 • 48005 Bilbao • Spain • Tel.: +34 (0)944 79 20 36 • informacion(at)teatroarriaga.comwww.teatroarriaga.com

Visits: on appointment

Tourist Info
Tel.: +34 (0)944 795 760
informacion(at)bilbaoturismo.bilbao.net
www.bilbao.net/bilbaoturismo

Iberia Route

The Iberia Route of the European Route of Historic Theatres presents the most unique and interesting historic theatres in Portugal and Spain. (Please move your cursor along the route to get more information about the theatres.)

Lisboa Braga Evora Faro Cadiz Almagro Toledo Maho-Mahon Madrid San Lorenzo Burgos Bilbao

The route starts at the most Western tip of the European continent, in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. One of Europe’s most famous opera houses is located here, the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. It dates from 1793 and is beautifully preserved.

Up in the north of Portugal, in Braga, we find the Theatro Circo (1915), a unique circus theatre.

In the central part of the country, the Teatro Garcia de Resende (1892) in the medieval city of Évora is the best example of Neo-Baroque style in Portugal.

And in the south, a small but really exceptional theatre can be found in Faro: the Teatro Lethes (1845/1908).

Staying in the south, cross the border into Spain and move to Cadiz. This part of Spain was ruled for a long time by the Arabs, and until today, their style has continued to influence the arts. A fascinating example is the Gran Teatro Falla, built in Moorish style in 1910.

The town of Almagro guards the oldest theatre in Spain: the only preserved Corral de Comedias. In this courtyard theatre from 1620 one can experience what theatre was like in the Golden Age of Spanish literature, the times of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina.

Not far away, in the world heritage city of Toledo, the Teatro de Rojas (1879) houses a unique treasure: a completely preserved historic stage machinery plus a unique machinery that raises the entire parterre to stage level!

A detour to the island of Menorca introduces the oldest still operating opera house in Spain, the Teatre Principal (1829) in Maó-Mahón.

Back in Madrid the Teatro Español awaits you. It started its life in the 16th century as a Corral de Comedias, like the one in Almagro, and thus all Spanish theatre history can be told by this building!

North of Madrid, the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial not only features the world heritage monastery and palace, but also the court theatre Real Coliseo de Carlos III, inaugurated in 1771.

Further north, in Burgos, the best preserved theatre from the reign of Queen Isabella II can be found: the impressive Teatro Principal (1858).

The Iberia Route ends in Bilbao with the Teatro Arriaga (1890), the best example of Neo-Baroque style in Spain.