Where to watch the football this summer

There are roughly two ways to watch a football tournament abroad: pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in a brewery bar, or wherever you happen to be with a phone or small screen. This summer, with roaming in O2’s Europe Zone included on all plans, seeking out hidden gems while travelling comes at no extra cost for O2 customers across the EU.

Spain’s sobremesa culture makes finding the game easy, as every plaza can feel like an enormous outdoor living room. In Barcelona’s Gràcia, Plaça del Sol fills with terraces such as Sol Soler, Bar Canigó and Cafè del Sol, where the clientele can be as entertaining as the match; Madrid’s rough-and-ready Malasaña institution packs Real, Atleti and Rayo supporters into a permanently rammed bar with a serviceable kitchen, and in Sevilla a local peña draws multi‑generational Sevillistas in the Macarena barrio.

For scenery with your highlights, the hill‑village bars around El Chorro and Ardales offer limestone walls, turquoise reservoirs and sunsets that make even a morning‑after reel feel life‑changing.

Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, El Chorro, Ardales, Gràcia, Malasaña

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