Sports
Formula 1 returns to Valencia
Jun 23
Formula 1 returns to the streets of Valencia this weekend!
While the two previous editions have been held in August, the 2010 F1 Valencia Street Circuit will host 3 days of racing from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 June. Hopefully the more pleasant temperatures will encourage lots of spectators to go down to Valencia’s renovated port area to enjoy the excitement and typical tyre-squealing.
If you aren’t sufficiently lucky or well-off to get a ticket to see any of the racing, you can still venture down to the port to check out the free events in the “Beach Park” area.
For the full racing timetable, maps and more information about what’s on, the Street Circuit official website is available in English, Spanish and Valencian.
Route 66 Idiomas language school students planning to go to the Valencia port area for the Formula 1 racing and events by public transport should check the EMT and Metrovalencia websites before leaving home. Strikes are planned for this weekend, but might get called off.
Tennis anyone? Valencia Open 500
Sep 9
The bad news: all the tickets for the semi-finals and the finals of the Valencia Open 500 on the 7 and 8 November have already sold out.
The good news: those of us without the luck or money to get a ticket can watch the action free on a big screen that will be installed at the City of Arts and Sciences complex.
The tournament runs from the 31 October – 7 November and there’s plenty of international interest with players such as Andy Roddick (GB), Andy Roddick (USA) and 3 of Spain’s best players Ferrer, Ferrero and Verdasco all on the bill.
The competition website is in English, Spanish and Valencian: http://www.valenciaopen500.com/
