My experience of the Barcelona NOU CAMP Stadium tour

From the moment that the decision was finalised to visit Barcelona, I immediately decided that I  wanted to visit the Nou Camp, home of FC Barcelona. I had watched so many games on television and sat in awe of the sheer size of the place that I simply had to have a closer look, something I did not have time to do when I attended the European Cup final in Barcelona in 1999.

On the day that we took the tour, we left our hotel in Las Ramblas and took the metro to the ground, a journey which was short and seemed to fly by what with my overly excited state. Upon arrival I was amazed by the size of the stadium and immediately taken by the aura of the place. So many of the world’s greatest players had played here over the years, and even on a non match day there were a great number of people milling around which created a real atmosphere.

I initially visited the stadium with the intention of viewing the stadium from the outside, but once I had arrived I could not resist the temptation to take a full tour around the stadium. 

The highlight of the tour was undoubtedly the chance to walk up onto the side of the pitch as this really affords one a sublime view of what is without doubt one of the best football arenas in the entire world. The opportunity to tour the changing rooms was also intriguing as it is an aspect of the match day preparations which the fan does not often get to see. The onsite museum has a great collection of memorabilia and videos which really engrossed me and To wrap it all off, the chance to stand next to the European cup and have a picture which now has pride of place in my dining room was a dream come true. Find Barcelona football tickets for all games.