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Surrounding Lisbon are beaches, sailing clubs and watersports
facilities – the Estoril Tennis Open, Portuguese Golf
Open and the World Windsurfing Championships
all take place along the coast.
Tickets to sporting events are available for purchase at the Agência
de Billetes para Espectáculos Públicos (ABEP)
and there is a kiosk located in the southeast corner of Praça
dos Restauradores. The Ticket Line (telephone number: (21) 003 6300)
also offers tickets to many popular events.
Football
Lisboetas are mad about football and were delighted that the capital
staged the European Football Championships in 2004,
with its aptly named slogan ‘We Love Football’.
The city has 2 main clubs – Sport
Lisboa e Benfica , known as the ‘red devils’,
and Sporting
Clube de Portugal known as the ‘lizards’,
for their green and white stripes. Both are strong first-division
contenders, although have often played in the shadow of FC
Porto, over the last decade.
Bullfighting
Sport can get bloodthirsty in Portugal and Lisbon is no exception.
Bullfighting (tourada) can be seen at the 9000-capacity Campo Pequeno
(telephone number: (21) 793 2093) during the summer months on Thursdays.
Tickets start from around €15.
Fitness
Centres
The Health Club Soleil, located in the Amoreiras
Shopping Centre (telephone number: (21) 383 2908), has a leisure
centre with squash courts.
Golf
There are over a dozen 18-hole courses in the Lisbon region including:
The Clube de Golf do Estoril, Avenida da República,
in Estoril (telephone number: (21) 468 0176)
Campo
de Golfe de Belas, Alameda do Aqueduto, near Quelez (telephone
number: (21) 962 6640), a championship course designed by William
‘Rocky’ Roquemore and Green fees are approximately €30-50
and membership is not required.
Portugal Golf (telephone number: (21) 396 5410,
fax number: (21) 396 5410; e-mail: portugalgolf@netcabo.pt
can provide further information.
Swimming
The beaches to the west of Lisbon, notably at Estoril
and Cascais, are very popular but can become quite
crowded during the height of summer. At the Cabo da Roca,
the water is rougher.
Many Lisboetas prefer the beaches south of the River Tagus
– there are dunes and sandy beaches south of Caparica.
The Piscina do Ateneu, Rua das Portas de Santo
Antão 102 (telephone number: (21) 343 0947), is a convenient
swimming pool near the Rossio, open Monday to Friday 1530-1630hrs
and 2100-2200hrs and Saturday 1530-1900hrs.
Tennis
Tennis courts are located in the Jardim do Campo Grande,
Campo Grande (telephone number: (21) 758 5192), as well as at the
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