SPORTILIA, the venue of the 1997 World Junior Bridge
events, is a multi-purpose residential center for the practice and fostering of
sports situated in the countryside of the Tuscany-Romagna Appennines, Italy's
backbone mountains, 800 meters (2,600 ft) above sea level, in an ideal setting
of lawns and woods.
Extending over an area of 170,000 square meters (42 acres) in the
municipality of Santa Sofia, district of Forlí, SPORTILIA
can be reached from the Bologna-Ancona and Rome-Cesena motorways and is close to
the airports of Bologna and Rimini.
Equipped with state-of-the-art sports facilities, SPORTILIA
is a fully-integrated center designed to satisfy sporting requirements at every
level. Facilities (available free of charge to all participants) include:
a stadium
two grass
football fields
one synthetic
grass pitch for hockey and rugby
courts for
hand-ball, basketball, volleyball and tennis
outdoor health
and fitness course, etc.
The Pairs Championship
will take place in the Sports building, an 1,350 square meters (4,430 sq ft)
indepedent structure, while the spacious lobby will be available 24 hours during
the Camp for bridge and other indoor
activities.
Accommodation All
participants will be lodged in Sportilia, where 3- or 4-bedded rooms
with private facilities (WC, bath or shower) are available. Three meals a day
(breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be served at Sportilia's restaurant.
Transportation. The
Italian Bridge Federation (FIGB) has kindly agreed to offer free transportation
to all participants from Rome airport or Bologna railway station to the venue
and vice versa.
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