Post by Taxigirl on Jun 7, 2004 9:13:22 GMT
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Venue Capacity: 65,000
Cost: £78.1m
Home Club: Benfica
LUZ STADIUM
Home to Portuguse giants Benfica, and known as 'The Cathedral' by their fans, the revamped Luz Stadium plays host to the Euro 2004 final on 4 July.
The Estadio Da Luz, or Stadium of Light, was designed by the architects who produced Sydney's Stadium Australia for the 2000 Olympics.
And they made sure the venue lived up to its name, using natural light as much as possible.
The stadium, Portugal's largest, has 55 bars and 150 corporate boxes.
Euro 2004: Luz Stadium fixtures
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Focus on Lisbon
The Portuguese capital, which spreads over a series of hills on the north bank of the River Tagus, is famed for its busy nightlife - and a wide choice of restaurants, bars and clubs.
You can hear traditional fado singing, Portugal's version of the blues, in more than 30 venues although tourists should check admission prices.
Lisbon also boasts one of Europe's coolest nightspots, Lux, part-owned by actor John Malkovich.
The region as a whole includes the romantic town of Sintra with its Moorish castle, and the cosmopolitan resorts of Cascais and Estroril.
Fixtures (Kick-off times BST)
Sun 13 June: France v England 1945
Wed 16 June: Russia v Portugal 1945
Mon 21 June: Croatia v England 1945
Quarter-finals
Thu 24 June: Winner A v Runner-up B 1945
Final
Sun 4 July: Semi-final 1 v Semi-final 2 1945
AVEIRO MUNICIPAL
Venue Capacity: 31,200
Cost: £28.5m
Home Club: SC Beira
The colourful venue was built for Euro 2004 after the local side's existing ground was considered too small.
SC Beira Mar's existing Mario Duarte stadium can only cram in 14,000 people, whereas the new venue is able to house more than double that number.
The stadium, which has full covered seating, is already a local landmark.
It is located on the outskirts of Aveiro in an area known as City Park, which includes a golf course, tennis courts, swimming pool and six hotels.
Focus on Aveiro
There is more than a hint of Venice about this charming city, on the edge of a lagoon.
It is dissected by canals, and the brightly coloured local seaweed-collecting boats, known as Moliceiros, helped inspire the designs for the new stadium.
Aveiro is known for its sweets, most famously the 'ovos moles' (soft eggs), sweetened egg yolk in candied casings shaped like fish or barrels.
For those who like something a bit stronger, there are plenty of canalside bars; while to the south is the world-famous porcelain factory of Vista Alegre.
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Fixtures (Kick-off times BST)
Tue 15 June: Czech Rep v Latvia 1700
Sat 19 June: Holland v Czech Rep 1945
Venue Capacity: 65,000
Cost: £78.1m
Home Club: Benfica
LUZ STADIUM
Home to Portuguse giants Benfica, and known as 'The Cathedral' by their fans, the revamped Luz Stadium plays host to the Euro 2004 final on 4 July.
The Estadio Da Luz, or Stadium of Light, was designed by the architects who produced Sydney's Stadium Australia for the 2000 Olympics.
And they made sure the venue lived up to its name, using natural light as much as possible.
The stadium, Portugal's largest, has 55 bars and 150 corporate boxes.
Euro 2004: Luz Stadium fixtures
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Focus on Lisbon
The Portuguese capital, which spreads over a series of hills on the north bank of the River Tagus, is famed for its busy nightlife - and a wide choice of restaurants, bars and clubs.
You can hear traditional fado singing, Portugal's version of the blues, in more than 30 venues although tourists should check admission prices.
Lisbon also boasts one of Europe's coolest nightspots, Lux, part-owned by actor John Malkovich.
The region as a whole includes the romantic town of Sintra with its Moorish castle, and the cosmopolitan resorts of Cascais and Estroril.
Fixtures (Kick-off times BST)
Sun 13 June: France v England 1945
Wed 16 June: Russia v Portugal 1945
Mon 21 June: Croatia v England 1945
Quarter-finals
Thu 24 June: Winner A v Runner-up B 1945
Final
Sun 4 July: Semi-final 1 v Semi-final 2 1945
AVEIRO MUNICIPAL
Venue Capacity: 31,200
Cost: £28.5m
Home Club: SC Beira
The colourful venue was built for Euro 2004 after the local side's existing ground was considered too small.
SC Beira Mar's existing Mario Duarte stadium can only cram in 14,000 people, whereas the new venue is able to house more than double that number.
The stadium, which has full covered seating, is already a local landmark.
It is located on the outskirts of Aveiro in an area known as City Park, which includes a golf course, tennis courts, swimming pool and six hotels.
Focus on Aveiro
There is more than a hint of Venice about this charming city, on the edge of a lagoon.
It is dissected by canals, and the brightly coloured local seaweed-collecting boats, known as Moliceiros, helped inspire the designs for the new stadium.
Aveiro is known for its sweets, most famously the 'ovos moles' (soft eggs), sweetened egg yolk in candied casings shaped like fish or barrels.
For those who like something a bit stronger, there are plenty of canalside bars; while to the south is the world-famous porcelain factory of Vista Alegre.
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Fixtures (Kick-off times BST)
Tue 15 June: Czech Rep v Latvia 1700
Sat 19 June: Holland v Czech Rep 1945
