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City Guide - Santiago de Compostela - Sport | ||
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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. Watersport 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 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/). The city's football team is the Sociedad Deportiva de Compostela generally known as 'el Compostela'. They play at San Lázaro Stadium, Avenida Fernando Casas Nóvoa (tel: (981) 562 606; website: www.compostela.org/sd). Golf: The Real Aero Club de Santiago, General Pardiñas 34 (tel: (981) 592 400), has a nine-hole course, with green fees of Pta3000-4000. Not far from Santiago de Compostela, at O Grove near Pontevedra, is the superb 18-hole island resort course of La Toja (tel: (986) 730 726), where green fees for visitors are Pta9000 in high season and Pta6000 at other times. There is an 18-hole course at Golf Club de la Coruña, La Zapateira 15191 Arteigo, La Coruña (tel: (981) 285 200), with green fees of Pta5000-7000. 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 Pta400 for adults. Tennis: The Federación Galega de Tenis (tel: (986) 226 963) can provide information on facilities in Santiago de Compostela. There are tennis courts on the University campus (tel: (981) 584 795), for Pta2500 per hour. |