Sevilla Sports & Outdoors

In the Following Sports travel pages I have written how I chose to break the 1,000k down into manageable stages, Obviously how You chose to do this will depend on your own fitness and how much time that you have available plus many other factors, This is just to give you an idea of what is possible !!

Sevilla Football does not match the International stature of Real Madrid or Barcelona but it is still a reputable football club

Equipment: Although I did not see a game when I was in Sevilla b/c the season ended. The football stadium is located in the main shopping district of Sevilla. It is approximately 10-15 minutes walking distance from Santa Justa train station.

If you come to Sevilla during the soccer season, you need to attend a Real Betis game, which by the way, is the team I root for since I was a baby ;) Real Betis in one of the 2 premier league teams in the city, the other one... well, you really don't need to know about the other one :P The 2 teams play host on alternate weeks, so there is 1st-class soccer every week!

Equipment: Come 30/40 mins before the game so you can have plenty of time to buy the tickets. The "craziest" fans usually take the South end of the stadium, so join them if you wanna enjoy the game in its most exciting atmostphere, and don't worry, these fans are peaceful (provided you dont wear any symbol from the "other" local team).
Dont forget to root for the Green & White jerseys!!

The world's most recognized sport - yes, football or soccer (to you - the American). If you're a fan of Sevilla Futbol Club S.A.D., you'd be happy to know that you can catch your favorite team compete for Spain's most coveted soccer trophy every weekend.

Me? Which team do I support?

Honestly speaking, I don't really support any teams in the La Liga. But when I do tune in to the La Liga matches, I normally cheer for the underdogs... I'm allergic to Real Madrid and Barcelona FC. I find these teams too cocky. Now, I'll surely be banned from visiting Madrid and Barcelona - ever again!

In the 2002/2003 football season when Real Sociedad was suddenly flying high in the La Liga, I was actually cheering on for them. Sadly, they lost their last match of the season and the multi-millionaire players of Real Madrid grabbed the trophy - AGAIN. :-( Will any Spanish team be game enough to beat Madrid? If Sevilla can beat Madrid, I'll support this team for sure! ;-))

For the 2003/2004 season, I'll be rooting for Valencia. :-D That's because Real Sociedad is doing so badly at the current moment. But then again, the results might change towards the final quarter!

Incidentally, I am an ardent supporter of AC Milan who plays in the Serie A (the Italian domestic league).

The Plaza de Toros Real Maestranza (or just La Maestranza for short) is Sevilla's bullring and it is one of the most beautiful rings in Spain. The museum inside is very interesting and the bilingual tour is very educational and not too long (around 30-40 minutes. The tour guide took us into the ring itself and described the significance of the gates and the seating. One of the gates is for the matadors, another is for the bulls and another is for removing the dead or dying bulls. See my travelogues ("Odds and Ends" and "Random Photos" for more photos and info). Then our guide showed us the museum, the matador's chapel and the horse stables.

As I walked past the river on the first day I arrived there were six guys in kayaks competing in some kind of game with a ball and goals.

Equipment: Kayak, helmet, river, ball, goals, paddles.....

As we had put in the extra distance the day before that only left us 15.5k to walk into Santiago de Compostela and the end of the Via de la Plata -- 1,000k (630 miles) -- What a walk !!

Walk to Laxe where there is a Large and New Refugio -- 27.5k

Undulating and very pleasant countryside

Good brunch stop at Botos de Abaixo