Municipality of Golegã/National Association of Equestrian Tourism

The Municipality of Golegã is a Portuguese local authority, known as the European Horse Capital because of its connection to the equestrian sector. As an organisation of public right, one of its main functions is to ensure the economic and social development of this territory in all aspects. With regards to tourism, it promotes and it supports the development of activities of municipal interest, such as celebrations and events, many of them related to photography and to the equestrian sector. The Municipality of Golegã is a partner of ANTE (National Association of Equestrian Tourism), an organization with its own Equestrian School and Centre. The extracurricular activities for the students of the Municipality of Golegã include horse riding (free of charge) and for that reason all of the children and young people in the Municipality may take horse riding lessons, regardless of their economic situation.