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April 29, 2008

Sports in Spain

Filed under: Spain General Information - 29 Apr 2008 from Your Spain Guide

In Spain, sports are a true passion and there are a variety of sports to do or to watch. This country has the mild climate and the landscape that encourages people of all ages to play sports. The mountains have the snow and the beaches are world quality for water type events.  There are indoor and outdoor sports held throughout the country for people of all ages.

One of the national sports is soccer and it is called football in Spain. The soccer season is taken very seriously in this country and their National league is known all over the world. Fans are fiercely loyal to their soccer team and travel outside of the country to international soccer events to show their support. Some of the other sports are basketball, golfing, skiing, water sports, cycling and bullfighting.

Golf is gaining in popularity every season mainly because of the mild climate and the growing number of golf courses. However, Spain is known for the bullfights. (more…)

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