Sporting Holidays In Barcelona

You must consider traveling to Barcelona, if you arelocated in the Sants-Montjuïc part of Barcelona
planning for your sporting holidays. You can find awere the stadiums used for the 1992 Olympics.
number of sporting facilities in Barcelona. The city hasFC Barcelona also has teams in the Spanish basketball
long sporting tradition. Barcelona hosted severalACB league (Winterthur FCB), the handball ASOBAL
matches of 1982 Football World Cup, but the 1992league (FC Barcelona-Cifec), and the roller hockey
Summer Olympics was the major sports event in theleague. The Palau Blaugrana is the basketball team's
city. The city has also been host to the X FINA Worldstadium that is just across from the Camp Nou football
Championships and Eurobasket twice.stadium. The club also has amateur teams in several
Barcelona is home to FC Barcelona sports club, one ofother sports including athletics, baseball, cycling, field
the biggest sports clubs of Europe. Futbol Clubhockey, figure skating, and volleyball. The club also has
Barcelona, also known as Barça, is famous for itsa museum, the second most visited museum in
football team that is one of the dominating teams inCatalonia. With estimated revenue of €259.1
the Spanish league and the UEFA Champions League.million, FC Barcelona was the second richest club in the
FC Barcelona football team was champion of theworld during the 2005-06 seasons.
2005 and 2006 Spanish League, commonly known asAdditionally, Joventut Badalona is another well-known
"La Liga." The team was also the 2006 UEFA (Unionbasketball club in the area. Often, there are several
of European Football Associations) Championsfamous competitions organized year-round in
League, also known as the European Cup. Along withBarcelona. Some of these competitions include Cursa
Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona wasdel Corte Inglés, Cursa de la Mercè, Cursa
one of the founding members of La Liga in 1928. ItJean Bouin, Milla Sagrada Família and the San
was the first La Liga champion. It is one of the mostSilvestre. The Open Seat Godó is a 50-year-old
successful clubs with 18 La Liga, 24 Copa del Rey, 7ATP Tour International Series Gold tennis tournament,
Supercopa de España, 2 UEFA Championswhich is organized annually in the facilities of the Reial
League, 4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 Inter-Cities FairsClub de Tenis Barcelona (Barcelona Royal Tennis
Cup/UEFA Cup, and 2 European Super Cup trophiesClub).
under its belt.Besides, you can enjoy swimming race across the
Barcelona offers you two UEFA 5-star rated footballport, which is organized during Christmas every year.
stadiums - FC Barcelona's Nou Camp and Espanyol'sThe Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the Catalan
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The Noumotorcycle Grand Prix are hosted by the Circuit de
Camp, located in the Les Corts section of Barcelona,Catalunya racetrack in Montmeló, near Barcelona.
and the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys,Barcelona has also grown popular with skateboarders.