Sporting events in Spain
Sporting events
Whilst you're enjoying your favourite sport you can explore our country, world champion in traveller satisfaction and idyllic countryside.
Running
VALENCIA TRINIDAD ALFONSO MARATHON
The circuit in Valencia is absolutely flat and next to the avant-garde City of Arts and Sciences, with a temperature of between 17 and 22ºC and excellent organisation. It must have something if the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) has awarded the Gold Label classification to both the marathon and the half marathon.
TRANSVULCANIA
The beautiful island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, hosts one of the hardest and most spectacular races in Spain. If you like running in the mountains, here there’s a spectacular circuit in extraordinary surroundings: the Caldera de Taburiente National Park, a rugged, natural marvel of volcanic origin.
Football
EL CLÁSICO: REAL VERSUS BARÇA
If Spanish football is renowned for anything, apart from the national team’s recent successes in European and World Championships, it is the rivalry between its two most popular and successful teams. FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have millions of fans worldwide and when they play each other it’s usually quite an event.
Golf
ANDALUCÍA VALDERRAMA MASTERS 2020
In October, the best players on the European Tour play in this tournament, one of the most prestigious in the country.
MADRID MASTERS – SPANISH OPEN, MADRID
With over 100 years since the first edition, this is one of Europe’s longest standing golf tournaments. This tournament is once again part of the European Tour, and has seen the participation
of past legends like Severiano Ballesteros, Arnold Palmer and Robert Karlsson.
Cycling
VUELTA CICLISTA CYCLE RACE AROUND SPAIN
It’s one of the most important stage races in the international cycling calendar, not only because it is so demanding and the best in the world compete, but also because it takes place in such splendid surroundings.
Tennis
MUTUA MADRID TENNIS OPEN
Score game, set and match watching the best in the world in the Caja Mágica.
Each year, the best players in the ATP and WTA rankings compete in Madrid for the second Masters 1000 on clay.
WTA MALLORCA OPEN
Enjoy your favourite sport surrounded by beautiful bays with calm waters, idyllic landscapes and fantastic holiday complexes.
Motor sports
SPANISH FORMULA I GRAND PRIX, MONTMELÓ
The lights turn green, the engines roar and the fans go wild with the spectacle of the world’s fastest cars. Right up to the chequered flag, you’ll see all kinds of overtaking, tyre changes at impossible speeds and incredible rivalry between the best drivers in the world..
SPANISH MOTOGP GRAND PRIX, JEREZ
The MotoGP in Jerez (Cádiz) is much more than a race. It’s one of the greatest concentrations of bikers in the world, with thousands of bikes and a festive atmosphere that invades the streets of Jerez and the area surrounding the Jerez Ángel Nieto Circuit.
