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                           Outdoor Activities
       stirring songs in the bars of           and canoeing, a wide variety
       another of the city’s districts,   For information on horseback   of watersports is possible in
       Triana. One of the best-known   riding and pony trekking in   Spain. Jet skis and windsurfing
       flamenco venues in Granada    most regions, contact the Real   equipment are available to
       is in the gypsy caves of   Federación Hípica Española or   rent in many coastal resorts.
       Sacromonte (see p310).  local Spanish tourist offices.  Information about sailing can
                             Picturesque minor roads    be obtained from the Real
                           in many parts of Spain are   Federación Española de Vela.
       Special Interest Vacations  excellent for cycle-touring.     Spain has an abundance of
       All tourist offices in Spain can   Walking tours are also popular.   top-quality golf courses. The
       provide details of special   The Federación Española de   Real Federación Española de
       interest vacations. Cookery,   Montaña y Escalada can   Golf will give locations and
       wine, and painting courses, as   provide infor mation about   more detailed information. In
       well as history and archaeology   climbing and many other   most tourist areas, there are
       tours, are popular. Nature lovers   mountain sports.  tennis courts for rental by the
       and hikers head for Spain’s     Spain’s most popular resorts   hour. Travel agents arrange
       many national parks.   for downhill skiing are the Vall   tennis holidays for enthusiasts.
       Information about Spanish   d’Aran in Catalonia and the   More information is available
       language courses is provided by   Sierra Nevada, near Granada.    from the Real Federación
       the Instituto Cervantes.  As well as white-water rafting   Española de Tenis.
                               DIRECTORY
        Tickets       Teatro de la Zarzuela  Bullfighting  Real Federación
                      Calle de Jovellanos 4,        Española de Golf
        Entradas.com  Madrid. Tel 91-524 54 00.  Plaza de Toros
        Tel 902-48 84 88 (Madrid).   de la Maestranza  Calle Arroyo del Monte 5,
                      Theater        Paseo de Cristóbal Cólon   28035 Madrid.
        El Corte Inglés              12, Seville.
        Tel 902-22 44 11 (Madrid).   Teatre Nacional    Tel 954-22 45 77.  Tel 915-55 26 82.
        ∑ elcorteingles.es  de Catalunya  Plaza de Toros    ∑ rfegolf.es
        TEYCI         Plaça de les Arts 1,   de las Ventas  Real Federación
        Madrid.       Barcelona.     Calle de Alcalá 237,   Española de Tenis
        ∑ ticketstoros.com  Tel 93-306 57 00.  Madrid. Tel 917-24 02 51.  Passeig Olimpic 17,
                      Teatro de la Comedia
        Ticketea      Calle del Príncipe 14,   Flamenco  08038 Barcelona.
        Tel 902 044 226   Madrid. Tel 91-521 49 31.  Tel 93-200 53 55.
        ∑ ticketea.com               Café de Chinitas  ∑ rfet.es
                      Teatro María   Calle de Torija 7, Madrid.
        Tiquet Rambles  Guerrero     Tel 91-547 15 02.  Real Federación
        La Rambla 99, Barcelona.   Calle de Tamayo y Baus 4,   Casa Patas  Española de Vela
        ∑ tiquetrambles.
                      Madrid. Tel 91-310 94 31.  Calle de Cañizares 10,   Calle Luis Salazar 9,
        bcn.cat                      Madrid. Tel 91-369 04 96.
                      Teatro Muñoz Seca             28002 Madrid.
        Opera and     Plaza del Carmen 1,   Special Interest   Tel 91-519 50 08.
        Zarzuela      Madrid. Tel 91-523 21 28.  Vacations  ∑ rfev.es
                      Teatro Reina Victoria
        Gran Teatre                  Instituto Cervantes   Real Federación
        del Liceu     Carrera de San Jerónimo   Calle de Alcalá 49,    Hípica Española
                      24, Madrid.
        La Rambla 51, Barcelona.     28014 Madrid.
                      Tel 91-369 22 88.  Tel 91-436 76 00.  Calle Monte Esquinza 28,
        Tel 93-485 99 00.
                                     UK: 102 Eaton Square,   28010 Madrid.
        Los Teatros    Classical Music  London SW1W 9AN.    Tel 91-436 42 00.
        del Canal     Auditorio Nacional   Tel 020-7235 0353.
        Calle Cea Bermúdez 1,   de Música
        Madrid. Tel 913-08 99 99.    Outdoor
                      Calle del Príncipe de   Activities
        Teatro Real    Vergara 146, Madrid.
        de Madrid     Tel 91-337 01 40.  Federación Española
        Plaza de Oriente, Madrid.   Palau de la Música   de Montaña y
        Tel 90-224 48 48.            Escalada
                      Catalana       Calle Floridablanca 84,
        Teatro Victoria  Carrer de Palau de la   08015 Barcelona.
        Calle de las Tres Cruces 8,   Musica 4–6, Barcelona.    Tel 93-426 42 67.
        Madrid. Tel 91-521 83 81.  Tel 932-95 72 00.  ∑ fedme.es


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