A Guide Of The Best European Basketball Cities That Die-Hard Fans Need To Visit

Despite the success of many sports in Europe, especially the likes of football, basketball is still a huge sport that draws massive amounts of fans and a huge array of talent. As avid European basketball watchers, most of our trips into Europe are usually bookended with a basketball game, if it is the right time of the season.

And because of this, we feel like we can give you the perfect guide on which European cities you should visit to enjoy their basketball culture. Today, this page is dedicated to helping other Euro basketball fans have the ultimate experience in a foreign country.

Madrid

Like in football, Real Madrid is one of the best and most successful teams in the sport and their squad and talent reflects this. With players like Alberto Albalde and Facundo Campazzo, it isn't hard to see why Real Madrid are one of the best and most fun teams to watch, not just in Europe, but in the world too.

Visiting Madrid is a treat in itself, with some of the best cuisine and sites that you can see around the world. As well as the hot weather, you are in for a treat if you go to Madrid to watch some games.

Barcelona

Sticking with the Spanish theme, Barcelona is one of our personal favourite cities in the world and it also happens to be a huge city for basketball too. They are a EuroLeague powerhouse and have a winning history that has seen them, like Madrid, be regarded as one of the best teams in the world.

One of our favourite things about Barcelona is the betting culture that comes with all of their passion for sports, with basketball being one of them. Going to Barcelona will have you in the midst of passion and a large betting culture.

People from Barcelona will give you tips on all types of sports, like NFL bet tips on who will score the most touchdowns, or tips on their best players like Kevin Punter. Overall, Barcelona is a great city in itself and sports fans as a whole will fall in love with this city, and basketball fans are more than welcome.

Istanbul

When it comes to sports like a sport like Football, there are typical places that have the best teams and footballers with Spain, England and Italy being the more typical nations with the most success. However, basketball in Europe isn't like this, instead, the nations and the cities are more split and in some smaller places or places you wouldn't expect to have the best teams are actually powerhouses in the sport.

Istanbul is a great example of this with Fenerbahce and Anadolu Efes both being contenders for the EuroLeague title. Visiting Istanbul isn't just fun for the beautiful sites and the vibrant culture, but it is also fun for seeing the huge amount of passion Turkey people bring to their sports.

Athens

Another place that you wouldn't expect to have such a huge basketball culture is Greece but Athens is arguably the best place on this page for pure basketball rivalry and excitement. Greek basketball culture is huge and this is even being shown in the NFL now with Giannis Antetokounmpo being one of the players in the league.

In Athens, you have the choice of Panathinaikos and Olympiacos which is a win-win situation, it also happens to be one of the most fierce sporting rivalries in general and one that everyone needs to witness,

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