da Costa de Lavos – Figueira da Foz Praia da Orbitur – Figueira da Foz Praia da Cova – Cova Gala (Figueira da Foz) Praia do Cabedelo – Figueira da Foz (Cova Gala) Praia da Claridade – Figueira da Foz Praia de Buarcos – Tamargueira (Figueira da Foz) e Plataforma (Figueira da Foz) Praia do Vale do Emide – Figueira da Foz Praia de Quiaios – Figueira da Foz (Quiaios) Gallery Sports Figueira da Foz is home to Associação Naval 1º Maio, best known for its football team which spent six seasons between 2005 and 2011 in the national top tier, the Primeira Liga. The city is also the home of the basketball department of Ginásio Clube Figueirense which competes in the Portuguese basketball league, adding rowing and swimming to their more notorious activities. The Tennis Club da Figueira da Foz was founded in 1917 and is still located next to the Santa Catarina Fort at the mouth of the Mondego River today. The city hosted the Mundialto international beachsoccer tournament from 1997 to 2004. International surf competitions frequently take place in Figueira like the World Surf Championship 2010 or the IFCA Slaloms Worlds 2008. Transport Road Figueira da Foz is accessed by motorways A14, linking it to Coimbra and A1, and A17, linking it to Aveiro and A25 (reaching Spain) to the north and Leiria and A8 to the south. As an alternative to tolled motorways, it is served by routes , linking Leiria to Gaia (near Porto), and , linking Figueira da Foz to Coimbra and , the toll-free alternative to A1. There are intercity bus services to Lisbon, Porto, Leiria, Aveiro and Viseu. There are also regional bus services to Coimbra and places in between. Rail The city is served by its own railway terminus, , with suburban trains linking it to Coimbra and some regional trains running along the Western Line, although there is no direct railway service to Lisbon or Porto. The closest station to be served by intercity railway services is , at the Northern Line, 18 km to the east. , 36 km to the east, is the closest station serving high-speed Alfa Pendular trains. Both have scheduled links to Lisbon, Porto and other major cities across Portugal. , slightly closer at 32 km to the southeast, also serves Alfa Pendular trains, but there is no direct railway link between the two cities.