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Sport and Motoring

Sailing and regattas, polo, tennis and the great classic car events.

Last checked October 2026.

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Polo

  • Santa María Polo ClubSotogrande, Spain

    Spain's leading polo club and home of the Sotogrande International Polo Tournament each August, the country's great polo tournament.

  • Polo Club Saint-TropezGassin, France

    A members' club in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, open to members all year, with a season from May to September at its busiest in July and August: more than 170 matches, 50 teams and 600 horses. Its summer season is also on the Events list. Visit website ↗

Sailing and regattas

  • Clube Naval de CascaisCascais, Portugal

    Founded in 1938 on the Bay of Cascais, the Portuguese club with the most Olympic appearances, with more than 800 members and reciprocal ties to clubs in about 18 countries. It has hosted the ISAF Sailing World Championships, the America's Cup World Series, Volvo Ocean Race stopovers and the TP52 and RC44 world championships. Visit website ↗

  • PalmaVelaPalma, Mallorca, Spain

    The Real Club Náutico de Palma's spring regatta, in late April and into May, one of the first big-boat gatherings of the European season, with Maxi and TP52 classes and boats from about 17 countries. Visit website ↗

  • Les Voiles d'AntibesAntibes, France

    Since 1996, the June regatta that opens the Mediterranean season for classic yachts, racing out of Port Vauban. Visit website ↗

  • Yacht Club ItalianoGenoa and Portofino, Italy

    Founded in 1879 and known as the oldest yacht club in the Mediterranean, with more than 1,000 members and a summer base in Portofino. It organises the Loro Piana Giraglia and the Portofino spring regattas. Visit website ↗

  • Vele d'Epoca di ImperiaLiguria, Italy

    The classic-yacht regatta of the Italian Riviera, first sailed in 1986 and held every year since 2019, at the turn of August and September. It is the centrepiece of the Imperia Sailing Week, which also brings the 12 Metre class to the harbour. Visit website ↗

  • Argentario Sailing WeekPorto Santo Stefano, Italy

    Yacht Club Santo Stefano's June regatta for classic and vintage yachts, which draws about 50 boats from around ten nations, several of them more than a century old.

  • Royal Malta Yacht ClubTa' Xbiex, Malta

    Founded in 1835, the club that organises the Rolex Middle Sea Race (on the Events list), as well as the Cannes–Malta Race and the Round Malta Race, with reciprocal ties to yacht clubs worldwide. Visit website ↗

Tennis academies

  • Rafa Nadal AcademyManacor, Mallorca, Spain

    Rafael Nadal's academy in his hometown, with tennis and padel courts, on-site suites, a Rafa Nadal museum, and adult camps alongside its junior and year-round programmes. Visit website ↗

  • Mouratoglou AcademyBiot, France

    Founded by Patrick Mouratoglou near Paris in 1996 and on the Riviera since 2016, at Biot between Nice and Cannes, where he coaches leading tour players. Adults can join week-long camps all year, with a hotel, restaurant and Thalgo spa on site. Visit website ↗

  • Monte-Carlo Country ClubMonaco (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, just over the border in France)

    A members' club founded in 1928, with an Art Deco clubhouse, and home of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (on the Events list). Its clubhouse restaurant is open to visitors. Visit website ↗

Driving and motoring

  • Ferrari Corso PilotaFiorano and Monza, Italy

    Ferrari's own driving course. The first level is two days at Fiorano, the test track Enzo Ferrari built in 1972, in a Ferrari 296 GTB with professional instructors; the advanced and race levels move to Monza. It is booked through Ferrari dealers. Visit website ↗

  • Porsche Experience Center FranciacortaCastrezzato, Italy

    Porsche's eighth Experience Center worldwide, opened in 2021, with track, drift, off-road and GT4 racing programmes and a combined Porsche and Ducati day. Visit website ↗

Classic car events

  • Tour de Corse HistoriqueCorsica, France

    A week-long historic rally each October, about 1,000 km around the island with some 400 km of timed stages, named Rally or Tour of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards.

  • Rallye Monte-Carlo HistoriqueMonaco

    The Automobile Club de Monaco's historic rally since 1998, for models that took part in the Monte-Carlo Rally between 1911 and 1986. Crews start from several European cities and finish at Port Hercule after a night stage over the Col de Turini, from late January into February. Visit website ↗

  • Targa Florio ClassicaSicily, Italy

    ACI Sport's revival of the Targa Florio, the Sicilian road race first run in 1906, with classic cars covering about 600 km of the island from Palermo. Its month varies from year to year. Visit website ↗

That makes 17 entries in all.

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