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Covering ballooning,
caving,
diving,
golf,
the Mediterranean
Games, sailing,
skiing,
surfing
and windsurfing and walking,
hiking and trekking.
Amusement Parks and Theme
Parks
In recent years, a lot of money has been invested in amusement
parks and theme parks in Portugal and, especially, Spain.
Diving in Spain and Portugal
Climate is only one of the reasons diving is a popular activity
with visitors to Spain, especially.
Football (Soccer) and Football
Clubs
Football (soccer) and football clubs. Spain and Portugal have
some of the best teams and players in the world.
Golf in Spain and Portugal
For many visitors, Spain and Portugal's golf courses (and
climate) are among their main attractions.
Language Schools in Spain
and Portugal
Learning Spanish or Portuguese is much easier "in the field."
Here is Spain and Portugal for Visitors' selection of language
schools.
Skiing in Spain
There is a surprising variety of options for skiing in Spain:
the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, Cantabrian Mountains...
Windsurfing in Spain and Portugal
Windsurfing is another option for people who are too restless
to just lie on the beach. Spain and Portugal are well provided
with windsurfing spots and centres.
Elsewhere on the Net
Adventure Sports
Aguas
Blancas
Aguas Blancas is a company based in the Ordesa National Park
in the Pyrenees specialized in adventure sports. The page
is unfortunately only in Spanish.
Plane-Spotting
Andy
Hutchings - November Tango
While others might prefer to dance the night away, plane spotters
like Andy spend their holidays in Majorca (or anywhere else,
I imagine) indulging themselves in what really cranks
their propellers. Bless' em.
Sailing
Copa
del Rey
The Copa del Rey (King's Cup) is the event in the Spanish
sailing calendar. The king actually takes part, which has
always seemed to me to be cheating.
FPV
The Portuguese-only site of the Portuguese Sailing Federation.
RFEV
Spanish-only site of the Real Federación Española
de Vela, Spanish Sailing Federation.
Whale-Watching
Firmm
Whale-watching is a significant tourist attraction in the
south of Spain, the Canary Islands and the Azores. This subsite
of Tarifa.net comes from the Foundation for Information and
Research on Marine Mammals, and offers two-week programmes
of whale-watching from Tarifa, Cadiz.
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Things
to do or watch when visiting Spain (and Portugal). Sailing,
windsurfing and diving for the aquatic, or golf or football
for landlubbers.