Sports · a Vonda Wanderlist
Where the game gets played.
766 places for sports travel, gathered from every corner of the map.
Some places are pitches, some are arenas, and one is a wave the size of an office block. What they share: people at the edge of what people can do.
via Wikimedia CommonsFirst stop
Nazaré, the hundred-foot rumour that turned out true
An underwater canyon aims the Atlantic at a lighthouse, and every winter the biggest waves on earth queue up behind it. Watch from the fort wall and recalibrate your definition of surfing.
✦ October to March for big waves; June to August for beach · $ · Centro, Portugal
Chapter I
Home grounds
Stadiums with history in the concrete and water that hosts more sails than swimmers. Come for the fixture, stay for the acoustics.
