Athletics camp Vila Real de Santo António
Hotel Apolo is located only 400m from the training facilities and the harbour. The beach is not more than 2 km away. The hotel provides full comfort for athletes and features an outdoor pool and a much-appreciated restaurant. The staff is well used to cater to high-level athletes.
Due to its central location in Vila Real de Santo António, one can easily move around on foot to find anything from shops, supermarkets to restaurants and bars. This small city is very charming and we encourage you to explore the area a bit further. The hotel can provide you with city bikes.
The rooms are modern, spacious and well-equipped. On-demand, fridges can be put in the rooms to allow athletes to store food, drinks and sports nutrition.
The athletics stadium of high quality and very complete. It offers an IAAF 400m track, all jumping and throwing disciplines, an indoor running track, a complete gym with stationary bikes and treadmills and pretty much all possible training materials needed.
Training camp highlights could include:
- Complete and fully equipped sports complex
- Large variety of undulating trails through the fantastic pine woods
- Run along the beach towards Monte Gordo
- Large swim center with indoor pools (50 and 25m), jacuzzi and sauna
The beach is great for morning runs while the relatively flat and quiet roads and trails between VRSA and Monte Gordo allow for longer runs. In the vicinity of the hotel, there are many beautiful paths through woods and dunes to choose from.

Athletics stadium

Harbour village

Training equipment

Accommodation
Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA) is a top training destination visited by many high-level athletes all year round. We find it a very inspiring environment as you are always surrounded by athletes training hard.
Practical Information
Vila Real de Santo António is a charming, small city with many specialised shops and amazing fish restaurants; well worth exploring.
- Nearest airport is Faro (45 km).
- Alternative airport is Sevilla (160 km)
- Faro and Sevilla are great destinations on a rest day.
- You can take the 10 min ferry from the harbour to visit Spain!
Feel free to contact us
Sandrine Vriesman
- moc.stropsirtnus@ofni
- +34 6 30 98 30 61
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Sandrine Vriesman
