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The Tour was a great success. The nexibility and support Richie & the Team provided
ahead and during the tour was great.
Ken Barlow | Burton RFC | Madrid Tour
No city on earth is more alive than
Madrid, a beguiling place whose
sheer energy carries a simple
message: this is one city which really
knows how to live.
Madrid
may
be
lacking
in
architectural icons compared with
other major Spanish cities, but it
makes up for this with its boundless
energy, blue skies, art, culture and
some of the most exhilarating and
exhausting nightlife in Europe.
Rugby thrives in and around Madrid.
The city boasts three of the 12 teams
competing in the top tier of the
Division de Honor de Rugby and 4 in
the second tier. As with other cities
in Spain, the game of Rugby has
strong routes in the Universities. This
would be a wonderful destination for
a touring university.
The capital of Spain since 1562,
Madrid sits in the geographic centre
of the Iberian Peninsula and is a vital
stop on any wider tour of Spain.
You go to Barcelona with high
expectations & they9re met - you
walk into Madrid with curiosity and
they9re blown away. From the
incredible Plaza Mayor, to the
imposing Plaza de Toros, Madrid is
an incredible city to visit.
A few seasons ago we hosted
Vernon Rugby Jackals from
Canada on their tour to Spain.
Having left 3ft of Snow in British
Colombia, the team looked
forward to some Sun.
After spending the orst ove days
on the scorching beach in
Barcelona, the team jumped on
the train to Madrid.
As we climbed through the
mountains past Zaragoza, it
snowed, yes, snow, in Spain.
Arriving into a blizzard in Madrid,
the irony of the orst snowfall in 20
years wasn9t lost on the tourists.
Above Left: Waterloo Oxford
(CAN) huddle together before a
tour oxture in Madrid.
Above Right: The magniocent
Cybele Palace in the heart of
Madrid.
Below Left: Plaze de Toros, the
Bull-Fighting Mecca in Spain.
Below Right: Waterloo Oxford at
the High-Ropes course in the
Mountains near Madrid.
