active holidays<\/a>, while 2026 travel trends show a rise in sport-led trips, especially around padel and pickleball.<\/p>\nWithin the fitness tourism boom, some travellers are seeking high-performance training hubs with dedicated pools, expert coaching and structured classes, while others are opting for more relaxed, active escapes built around swimming, stretching, hiking or a few hours of sport each day. <\/p>\n
As the “travelling to train” trend picks up pace, here are some of Europe’s top sports resorts that are shaping the future of this style of fitness break.<\/p>\n
Club La Santa, Lanzarote, Spain<\/p>\n
Want a resort where you can train properly? Club La Santa is a place for you. <\/p>\n
The resort offers more than 80 different sports and more than 500 weekly classes, and it has long been tied to Lanzarote\u2019s reputation as a serious base for cycling and triathlon. <\/p>\n
Travellers also have access to structured sessions, open roads, warm weather and an atmosphere where early starts and double training days feel completely normal. <\/p>\n
For anyone looking for the most recognisable active-holiday resort in Europe, this is near the top of the list.<\/p>\n
Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal<\/p>\n
Quinta do Lago, located just 15 minutes from Faro airport, is one of Europe\u2019s leading destinations for sport and active holidays, combining elite training facilities with a relaxed Algarve lifestyle. <\/p>\n
At its core is The Campus, a high-performance multi-sports hub which has a focus on training, recovery and rehabilitation. It offers various sporting facilities and activities, from state-of-the-art gym facilities to rejuvenating yoga classes, as well as sports camps for kids.<\/p>\n
Other family-friendly activities include cycling through the Ria Formosa Natural Park, water sports on the lake, or playing 18 holes on a championship-standard golf course.<\/p>\n
Playitas Resort, Fuerteventura, Spain<\/p>\n
Playitas Resort has also become one of the best-known names in Europe\u2019s active travel space, especially for travellers who want a sport hotel built around triathlon-style training. <\/p>\n
Its facilities include an eight-lane 50-metre Olympic pool and a cycle centre with more than 250 bikes, making it an ideal base for fitness camps and repeat training stays in 2026. <\/p>\n
The resort emphasises on fitness and routine. You can swim, ride, run and recover in one place, and the cool sunny weather in Fuerteventura really helps with that. <\/p>\n
It suits serious athletes, but it also travellers who simply like the idea of waking up somewhere sunny and having good facilities ready before breakfast instead of trying to piece together a workout from whatever a normal hotel gym happens to offer. <\/p>\n
Forte Village, Sardinia, Italy<\/p>\n
On the luxury side of sports travel, Forte Village\u2019s facilities are definitely worth a mention. <\/p>\n
The resort describes itself as a recognised sports resort and promotes academies across padel, road biking, mountain biking and more, alongside a wider sports programme that includes tennis, triathlon, pickleball and fitness. <\/p>\n
For racquet sports enthusiasts, and those who like a good view while running, Forte Village lies in the centre of such sport interests.<\/p>\n
Its premium race experience, Challenge Forte Village Sardinia, will be held this year on 24-25 October.<\/p>\n
SIRO Boka Place, Tivat, Montenegro<\/p>\n
A newer resort is SIRO Boka Place in Montenegro, which opened its doors in 2025. <\/p>\n
Rather than focusing on one sport, it is built around a broader performance-and-recovery model. <\/p>\n
The hotel is designed to help guests train better, recover better and sleep better, with dedicated fitness and recovery labs at the centre of the concept. <\/p>\n
Recent reports have marked it as one of the most interesting active and wellness-led stays in Europe right now. <\/p>\n
So for travellers who care as much about mobility, recovery and performance as they do about logging miles or counting sessions, this is the place to be. <\/p>\n
Marpunta Resort, Alonnisos, Greece<\/p>\n
For travellers who want a softer version of an active holiday, Marpunta Resort in Greece is a place worth noting. It offers movement-led holidays, promotes hiking, paddleboarding, tennis, scuba diving, yoga, Pilates and fitness classes.<\/p>\n
It is planning organised retreats for these activities in 2026. <\/p>\n
Those include INEX yoga retreats in June and September, a YogAqua week with paddleboard yoga, guided hikes and massage, and a new Ocean Rope Flow retreat centred on mobility, strength and functional movement.<\/p>\n
With a blend of yoga and recreational sports, Maprunta is definitely for those who want a less intense and more relaxing yet active holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travellers are no longer treating exercise as something to pause while they are away. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Across Europe,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[64,63,538,137,31401,223006,588,3792],"class_list":{"0":"post-600382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-holidays","13":"tag-resorts","14":"tag-sport","15":"tag-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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