You find plenty of sports in Portugal. So, if you are looking to have wonderful sporting holidays in Portugal, go ahead!
Football (Soccer) is the most popular sport in Portugal. If you are footballer or football fan, you can plan your holidays in Lisbon or Porto. Lisbon is home to football clubs as S.L. Benfica (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) and Sporting (Sporting Clube de Portugal). Porto is known for F.C. Porto (Futebol Clube do Porto or FCP).
Golf is also very popular among Portuguese. Portugal certainly is a great place for golfing. If you want of enjoy golf, Algarve and the Estoril coast are places with fine golf courses. You can also a find nice golf course near Espinho, south of Porto.
Motor Sports are also popular in Portugal. The Circuito do Estoril, near Lisbon, and Autodromo Internacional Algarve, near Portimão, are the main Portuguese race track. Portugal is also famous for rallying, Rally of Portugal and Rally Madeira are one of the most famous rally races in the world.
Portuguese Bullfight is different from the Spanish Bullfighting. In the Portuguese bullfight, the bullfighters are on horseback, and bull is not killed inside the ring. The bullfight centre is Santarém in the Ribatejo province. The most famous bullfights are held in Vila Franca da Xira (suburb of Lisbon), Alcochete, Campo Pequeno (Lisbon).
Water Sports are everyone’s favorite. You can enjoy playing a wide variety of water sports in Portugal. Algarve beaches, and popular northern and Lisbon coast resorts are best known for a number of water sports activities including surfing and windsurfing, kitesurfing, kayaking and sailing. Guincho, north of Lisbon, is the one of the most famous spots for windsurfing and surfing. Additionally, you can also enjoy fishing at various places.
Besides, you can enjoy playing rugby at various venues in Portugal. You can enjoy playing tennis at tennis courts at your resort hotels. You can also learn traditional sports and games – “jogos populares” or “jogos tradicionais” in Portugal.
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