Mainstream Sports
Basel
is a city of athletes. The opportunities
to get moving are limitless and the
facilities excellent. St. Jakob sports centre in the immediate vicinity of the new football (soccer)
stadium offers a wide range of courts and pools: the large multipurpose sports hall (which is also very
popular for major events), a state of the art ice hockey stadium, a multisport swimming pool complex,
tennis courts and countless football pitches, an athletics stadium and an equestrian stadium (where
regular races are held, and where bets can be placed). All this makes ‘St. Jakob’ a world class sporting
venue. Even the historic city centre is turned into a sports arena regularly: In November, thousands
of men, women and children take part in the traditional “Stadtlauf” right through the city centre. A
national Inline Skating race also runs through the city centre, and there are regular tournaments on
Barfüsserplatz.
Right outside the city, there are countless paths for
hiking, running, mountain biking, and rocks for climbing. Numerous public sports facilities, indoor
and outdoor, are popular meeting places for families and the general public: countless football pitches
and gymnasiums, swimming pools, ice skating rinks, tennis facilities, go-cart tracks, bowling and billiard
centres, mini golf courses etc. complement the excellent facilities.
