Exercise the body and mind

Leça is the perfect place for an active and healthy lifestyle.

Surfing

Leça da Palmeira is the favourite spot among Porto surfers, and you can take out your surf board all year round. Featuring waves that can reach over 2.5 or 3 metres, offshore winds are easterly and the best swell comes from the west, with waves on the right and left. It is worth visiting Galeria Surf Leça, a shop and art gallery located in front of Leça da Palmeira beach which promotes art and culture involving saltwater sports.

Surf Leça
Avenida da Liberdade, 44
4450-718 Leça da Palmeira

Vela

Founded on 7 July 1960 by a group of 14 sailors and nautical sport lovers, this iconic club has trained top athletes and taught recreational seafaring arts to many residents and neighbours of Leça da Palmeira. Despite having a special vocation for light sailing, the club offers a diverse choice of options to learn, including Amateur Scuba Diving and Sport Fishing.

Molhe Norte - Marina Porto Atlântico
450-718 Leça da Palmeira
www.navaldeleca.com

Padbol

A sport that combines two big hits: football (soccer) and padel. It can’t go wrong! Played on a traditional court similar to tennis, enclosed by very strong acrylic or glass walls, instead of using rackets, players use their feet and head to pass the ball to their teammates or adversaries. If you haven’t tried this new sport, check it out at Clube Padbol Matosinhos.

Padbol Matosinhos
R. Veloso Salgado, 803
4450-801 Leça da Palmeira

Healthclubs

For the more purist and eclectic, Ginásio Elite Corpus XVIII and Complexo Desportivo Leça offer good fitness infrastructures. With so many group classes, fitness exercises and functional training, you are sure to find something that will make you want to exercise.

Ginásio Elite Corpus XVIII
R. Gonçalves Zarco, 1129
4450-685 Leça da Palmeira

Complexo Desportivo Leça
R. Bataria, 225
4450-800 Matosinhos

Crossfit

Attracting a growing number of fans in Portugal, this option on the sports menu is for the fittest. Join the Move Better crossfit box.

Move Better
R. Gonçalves Zarco, 1663
4450-685 Leça da Palmeira

Padel

Due to its social nature and easy learning, Padel tennis is a sport that grabs you from the very first game. Anyone who tries it is sure to want to play again. In Leça da Palmeira, Mar Padel and PadLovers Matosinhos are some of the Padel club options.

Mar Padel
R. Veloso Salgado, 1135
4450-801 Matosinhos

Padlovers Matosinhos
R. Gonçalves Zarco, 1706
4450-685 Matosinhos

Tennis

Strolling through the leafy boulevards of the Quinta da Conceição public park, among oak and eucalyptus trees, you will find an excellent swimming pool and two tennis courts. Designed by Fernando Távora, the Tennis Pavilion building is also a treat for architecture lovers, as it features key themes in modern architecture, like open spaces and use of the materials’ plasticity. Come for a jog or visit, but add this iconic space to your list in Leça da Palmeira.

Courts de Ténis na Quinta da Conceição
Rua Vila Franca, Matosinhos
4450-803 Leça da Palmeira