Five years after bouncing back from a humiliating spell in the second division, 'El Atleti' are still chasing that elusive place in Europe. The young squad here is coached by...

A well-equipped health club for men and women, with a sauna, free weights, machines and aerobics classes.

A colourful 20-lane alley with a neon-lit bar, now the oldest and most central in the city. It gets crowded on Saturdays, when there's lots of whooping.

Olympic-sized and children's pools, tennis courts, and a bar and restaurant, all with good wheelchair access. Very crowded at weekends.

The last time the Jarama track hosted a Formula One race was way back in 1981, but it still has a full calendar of motorbike and truck racing.

Co-designed by Seve Ballesteros, this is considered the best and most difficult golf course near Madrid. As well as golf, for members there are squash and tennis courts, clay...

This complex combines an athletics stadium and multi-purpose sports centre with an indoor sports hall, gym, football pitch, open-air pool and facilities for practising golf....

With the current name dating only from 1983, after the merger of two locally based regional league clubs, Getafe CF reached the top flight for the first time ever in 2004....

A fully equipped gym open to non-members, with a squash court for dedicated rubber-bashers.

Trekking here involves crossing rivers and reservoirs, and going up mountains. Beginners can also take classes in the riding school, or there's climbing, archery and canoeing....

The city has many indoor pools, most of which are open all year except August (hours may vary). La Latina is rather tatty, but convenient, being the only pool in central...

Shaded by the trees of the Retiro park and close to the Prado, La Chopera is a fine place to play tennis and 5-a-side football (fútbol sala).

Riding courses for all levels (from €145 for 10hrs).

Madrid's marathon, always held on a Sunday in late April, has grown year after year both in number of participants and prestige and is now considered to be among the world's...