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division clubs, are Anoeta bands, parades, fireworks and
in San Sebastián (Real Sociedad other attractions.
club), Estadio de Fútbol de Religious holidays are
San Mamés in Bilbao (Athletic celebrated on a grand scale,
Bilbao), El Sadar in Pamplona with processions, fairs and
(Osasuna), El Sardinero in other commemorative events.
Santander (Racing de The biggest fiesta in Galicia
Santander), Estadio Municipal is held on St James’s Day
del Riazor in A Coruña (25 July), while in Asturias
(Deportivo) and Balaídos in the main event is the La Santina
Vigo (Celta Vigo). Other popular procession in Covadonga
spectator sports are cycling, (8 September).
tennis and Basque sports, The most important religious
such as pelota. holiday is Easter. During Easter
Week, city streets throughout
the region are filled with
Fiestas processions of monks carrying
The exciting August regatta on the Regardless of when you visit platforms bearing figures of
Sella river Northern Spain, you’re bound saints and Passion scenes.
to encounter some
streets and squares – the Old local festivities.
Town in Bilbao, in Cañadío, the The Spanish love
city center of Santander, along fiestas, of which
the Calle Mon in the university there are several
town of Oviedo, the old town of kinds: religious,
San Sebastián, which is known folk loric, or those
for bar-hopping, and at Orzán held in honour
beach in A Coruña. of a patron saint or
to commemorate
a particular event.
Sport Every town
Football is practically a religion celebrates the
for many Spanish men, and the feast day of its
top clubs attract thousands of patron saint by
spectators. The chief stadiums in staging a colourful
the north, home to the first- fiesta, comprising La Santina (the Virgin of Covadonga) is paraded in September
DIRECTORY
Theatre, Ballet Teatro Jovellanos Festival Inter nacional Yelmo Los Prados
and Concerts Paseo de Begoña 11 de Cine de San Calle Fernandez Ladreda
33201 Gijón. Sebastián 33010 Oviedo.
Kursaal Tel 985 18 29 29. Plaza Okendo 1, 20004 Tel 902 22 09 22.
Avenida De Zurriola 1 ∑ teatrojovellanos.com San Sebastián. ∑ yelmocines.es
20002 San Sebastián. Teatro Rosalía Tel 943 48 12 12
Tel 943 00 30 00. de Castro ∑ sansebastian Yelmo Los Rosales
Ronda de Outeiro 419
∑ kursaal.org Rúa Riego de Agua 37 festival.com 15011 A Coruña.
15001 A Coruña.
Palacio Euskalduna International Tel 902 22 09 22.
Tel 981 18 43 49.
Abandoibarra 4, Independent Film ∑ yelmocines.es
Bilbao. Tel 944 03 50 00. Festivals Festival
∑ euskalduna.net C/ Canle 2 32004 Sport
Festival de Cine Ourense. Tel 988 39 12 90.
Teatro Arriaga de Huesca ∑ ouff.org Estadio de Fútbol de
Plaza Arriaga 1, Avenida Parque 1, 2nd San Mamés
Bilbao. floor 22002 Huesca. Cinema Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi
48013 Bilbao.
Tel 944 79 20 36. Tel 974 21 25 82. Kursaal Tel 944 24 08 77.
∑ teatroarriaga.com ∑ huesca-filmfestival.
com see Theatre, Ballet and ∑ athletic-club.eus
Teatro Campoamor Festival Internacio nal Concerts (left). Estadio Municipal
C/ Diecinueve de Julio 1, de Cine de Gijón Ocimax Gijón de Riazor
Oviedo. C/ Álvarez Garaya 2 33201 Maestro Amado Morán Calle Manuel Murguía
Tel 985 20 75 90. Gijón. Tel 985 18 29 40. 33212 Gijón. 15011 A Coruña.
∑ teatrocampoamor.es ∑ gijonfilmfestival.com Tel 902 22 09 22. Tel 981 22 94 10.

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