Equestrian

Show jumping by the sea, Piazza di Siena, the Palio and the polo season.

La Croisette, Cannes · Photo: XAVIER PHOTOGRAPHY / Unsplash

Show jumping

The Longines Global Champions Tour by the sea

The Longines Global Champions Tour brings the world’s leading show jumpers to some of the most beautiful settings in the Mediterranean. These were its Mediterranean legs in 2026; the 2027 calendar is not yet published, so check before you plan. Checked 31 October 2026.

MadridSpain · May
The tour’s Madrid leg, secured until 2033.
Madrid guide
CannesFrance · June
Show jumping by the sea, at the heart of the Riviera.
Cannes guide
Saint-TropezRamatuelle, France · June
The tour’s stop on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
Saint-Tropez guide
Monte-CarloMonaco · late June or July
Show jumping on the harbour of Monaco.
Monaco guide
RomeItaly · October
The tour’s Roman leg, in the autumn.
Rome guide
CairoEgypt · October
Added in 2026, a leg beside the Pyramids of Giza.
Cairo guide

See the tour’s calendar on its official site (opens the official site) ↗︎.

Horse racing and tradition

From Piazza di Siena to the Palio

Piazza di SienaRome, Italy · May
International show jumping in the gardens of Villa Borghese. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Rome guide
The Palio di SienaSiena, Italy · early July and mid-August
The bareback horse race around the Piazza del Campo, run twice each summer. The best way to see it is as a private guest at the windows and balconies of the palazzi on the Campo. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Florence and Tuscany
The Feria de AbrilSeville, Spain · spring
Seville’s spring fair, for its private casetas and its horse culture, with riders and carriages in traditional dress parading through the fairground each afternoon. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Seville guide
The beach races of Sanlúcar de BarramedaAndalusia, Spain · August
Horse racing on the sand at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, a tradition of the sherry town since the nineteenth century.

Polo

The polo season

Sotogrande International Polo TournamentSotogrande, Spain · August
Spain’s great polo tournament, at the Santa María Polo Club.
Sotogrande guide
Polo Saint-TropezGassin, France · May to September
A members’ club in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, at its busiest in July and August. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Saint-Tropez guide

More sport

The rest of the sporting year

Tennis and padelMonte-Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome on clay, and the padel tour.
Sailing regattasFrom PalmaVela in spring to the Rolex Middle Sea Race in October.
Cycling and marathonsThe Giro, the races to the Riviera, and the great city marathons.
Sport and motoringPolo, sailing clubs, tennis academies and driving.
The events calendarThe year’s great events, month by month.

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The Mediterranean Season Letter

Where to be, every season

Four letters a year, one for each season: the Mediterranean from spring to autumn, and Beyond the Mediterranean, into the Alps, in winter. The one best hotel to book, and the events worth crossing a sea for.