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Sports
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ACTIVE
TOURISM
The variety
of Landscapes in Rioja, Mountains , rivers
, natural spaces , paths, footpaths,unmetalled
roads,besides its animal life offer various
possibilities to do sports and outdoor activities
in Nature, that are a complement to the offer
of cultural and rural tourism. |
ACTIVITIES
FOR ALL TASTES
The variety of Landscapes
in Rioja, Mountains , rivers , natural spaces
, paths, footpaths,unmetalled roads,besides
its animal life offer various possibilities
to do sports and outdoor activities in Nature,
that are a complement to the offer of cultural
and rural tourism.
The Mountains of the ´Sistema Ibérico`(Iberian
Mountain Range), make possible to practice
winter sports, in winter and Mountain Hiking
all the year. The winter sports resort of
Valdezcaray , which currently is being remodelled
to improve its ski runs and facilities, attracts
skiers from Rioja and many other regions arround.
The waters of the González Lacasa dam
, between El Rasillo and Ortigosa de Cameros,
offer the possibility of practising many water
sports such as : Rowing , Canoeing, Windsurfing
and Sailing, whereas the running waters of
the High rivers Iregua and Najerilla are the
locations chosen to hold on certain days of
the year down river canoeing races.
The web of paths in Rioja allows to go along
the most attractive natural sceneries, ranging
from the pilgrimage road to Santiago to the
Long hiking path GR-93 , or the Green Waus
of the Cidacos and the Oja Rivers, making
use of the old railways`tracks. The classic
mountains routes get to the 28 summits more
than 2,000 metres high.
Mountain Bike routes,
Climbing activities and speleology , parachute
jumping and hang-gliding are an interesting
offer of sports activities in Nature for all
tastes and taking place all the year. Some
activities are organized by the different
National Sports Associations or through the
offers of different companies and associations
specialized in active tourism.
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