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Sport Santiago de Compostela is an excellent base for venturing into the Galician hinterland, where numerous outdoor activities – ranging from hiking and horseriding to rock climbing and paragliding – are on offer. Watersports facilities can be found in neighbouring coastal towns, there are also opportunities for canoeing and similar activities on and in the region’s rivers. Within the city, the university offers a number of facilities available to the public all year-round – information is available from the Area de Deportes de la Universidad de Santiago (tel: (981) 584 795; website: www.ti.usc.es/deportes). Football is the most popular spectator sport in Santiago de Compostela. The city’s football team is the Sociedad Deportiva de Compostela (website: www.compostela.org/sd), generally known as ‘el Compostela’. El Compostela is, unfortunately, not a major league team and is currently in the Second Division B (Group One) of the Spanish football league. They play at San Lázaro stadium, Avenida Fernando Casas Nóvoa (tel: (981) 562 606). Tickets to football matches are available at the San Lázaro stadium, while tickets to other sporting events are usually available from the tourist information office. Golf: The Real Aero Club de Santiago, General Pardiñas 34 (tel: (981) 592 400; website: www.aerosantiago.es), has a nine-hole course with green fees of EUR18-25. Not far from Santiago de Compostela, located at O Grove near Pontevedra, is the superb 18-hole island resort course of La Toja (tel: (986) 730 818 or 733 232; website: www.latojagolf.com), where green fees for visitors are approximately EUR70 in high season and EUR20 at other times. There is an 18-hole course at Golf Club de la Coruña, La Zapateira, Arteijo (tel: (981) 285 200), seven kilometres (4 miles) southwest of A Coruña, with green fees of EUR30-42. Swimming: There is a swimming pool at the Complejo Deportivo de Santa Isabel, Rúa Trascultero de Santa Isabel (tel: (981) 586 039). The cost is EUR2.50 for adults. Tennis: The Federación Galega de Tenis (tel: (986) 226 963) provides information on facilities in Santiago de Compostela. There are tennis courts on the university campus (tel: (981) 584 795), available for EUR15 per hour. |
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