What Are The Top 4 European City Break Destinations Ideal For Sports Fans?

Given the hectic pace of modern life, taking some time to slow down and experience a different culture is important. City Break holidays have therefore become popular for short breaks. Many tourists now also plan these breaks around big sporting events or locations.

Of course, there are many fantastic cities to choose from when it comes to City Break holidays. In this post, we are going to look at the top 4 European City Break Holiday Destinations that are an ideal choice for sports fans.

We’ll explore some of the main sporting attractions in a host of different cities across Europe. From Aberdeen to Zagreb!

Plus, to show you we are not totally blind to other arts and culture, we’ll bring you some of the other top attractions in each city too. Together with some details about travel costs, living costs and hotel room prices etc.

And we may also just bring you some of the latest odds from bet365 Sport for some of the teams and individuals we mention in this article!

So let’s begin our look at the Top 10 Sports Lovers European City Break Destinations.

4 European City Break Destinations Ideal for Sports Lovers

1. Liverpool (England)

Home of the Beatles, and two famous football clubs, the city of Liverpool is also sports mad in many other ways too. Plus, you can always take a Ferry across the Mersey!

• Travel Time from London UK – 2 hours 30 mins (train), 3 hours (car), 45 mins (flight)
• Approximate Travel Costs (Carrier) – £50-£100 (rail), £25 to £100 (flight)
• Approximate Hotel Room Costs – £40 to £350 per night
• Relative Prices Compared to UK Average – About the same

Top Sporting Attractions in and Around Liverpool

• Anfield – (Liverpool FC Stadium, Liverpool FC Museum, Stadium Tour & Club Shop)
• Goodison Park – (Everton FC Stadium, Club Shop, Stadium Tour)
• Bramley Dock – (Everton FC New Ground to be completed in 2025)
• Aintree Racecourse – (Home of the Grand National race meeting)
• Wavertree Aquatics Centre – (Olympic sized swimming pool)
• Wavertree Athletics & Tennis Centre
• Royal Liverpool Golf Course – (British Open Venue)
• Royal Birkdale Golf Course – (British Open Venue)
• Wallasey Golf Club & Hillside Golf Clubs – (British Open Qualifier Venues, Wallasey Golf Club also the home of Stableford scoring system).
• Prenton Park – (Tranmere Rovers FC Stadium, Club Shop)
• Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre – (Water activities, sailing etc)
• West Kirby Marine Lake – (Water activities)
• Halton Stadium – (Widnes Rugby League Club home)
• M&S Bank Arena – (Variety of sports & non-sports events each year)

Other Popular Cultural Attractions in and around Liverpool

• The Beatles Story
• Anglican Cathedral
• Roman Catholic Cathedral (known locally as Paddy’s Wigwam)
• Tate Liverpool
• Royal Liver Building
• Museum of Liverpool
• World Museum
• British Music Experience
• Maritime Museum
• Walker Art Gallery
• Royal Albert Dock
• Knowsley Safari Park
• Chester Zoo
• Mersey Ferries
• St George’s Hall
• The Cavern Club
• Liverpool One
• Western Approaches HQ
• Port Sunlight Model Village
• Hamilton Square

Liverpool is well known as fantastic destination for a city break with a rich social and sporting heritage across the city and the wider Merseyside community.

• Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Long renowned as one of the best places for a City break, Amsterdam is a bustling thriving city, that has a long history with sports, notably through being the home of Ajax Amsterdam Football Club.

• Travel Time from London UK – 1 hour 20 mintes (flying)
• Approximate Travel Costs (Carrier) – £80 to £300 (return flight with Easyjet)
• Approximate Hotel Room Costs – £70 to £250
• Relative Prices Compared to UK Average – About the same

Top Sporting Attractions in Amsterdam

• Johan Cruiyff Arena – (Ajax Amsterdam FC Home, Netherlands National Team Men & Women, Ajax FC Museum)
• Zuiderbad – (Historic indoor swimming pool)
• Ice Amsterdam – (Winter Ice Skating park Nov to Feb)
• Borchland Sportcentrum – (Golf Course)
• Cycling – (Lots of cycle hire places)
• Archery Tag – (A cross between Dodgeball and Archery)

Other Popular Cultural Attractions in Amsterdam

• Canal Cruises
• Bike Tours
• Anne Frank’s House & Museum
• Keukenhof Gardens
• Van Gogh Museum
• Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
• Rijksmuseum
• Zaanse Schans Windmills
• Herengracht
• Skinny Bridge
• Bloemenmarkt

While not as big as other European cities, Amsterdam packs a huge amount in around its beautiful streets and canals including plenty for sports fans to love too.

• Paris (France)

The City of Romance is home to some of the most iconic structures and attractions in the world, but it also has a strong sporting heritage too.

• Travel Time from London UK – 2 hours 17 mins (Rail), 45 mins (Flight)
• Approximate Travel Costs (Carrier) – £60+ (Eurostar)
• Approximate Hotel Room Costs – £40 to £300
• Relative Prices Compared to UK Average – Expensive

Top Sporting Attractions in City Name

• Wave Paris – (Indoor Surfing & Squash complex)
• Parc des Princes – (Paris St. Germain FC Home Ground)
• Stade de France Stadium – (French National Football Team & Rugby Union team play games here)
• Roland Garros – (French Open Tennis Venue)
• Paris Half Marathon – (Various venues around East Paris)
• Paris Marathon
• Accor Arena – (Home of Martial Arts & Judo & Rolex Paris Masters Tennis Tournament)
• Longchamp Racecourse – (Prix de L’Arc de Triomph)
• Tour de France Final Stage – (Champs Elysee)
• Le Golf National – (Hosts French Open Golf Tournament)
• 2024 Olympic Games – (Paris will host the 2024 games)
• Stade Sebastien Charlety – (Athletics including Paris Diamond League)

Other Popular Cultural Attractions in and near Paris

• The Eiffel Tower
• Notre Dame Cathedral
• Montmatre & Sacre Coeur
• Moulin Rouge
• The Pompidou Center
• The Louvre Museum
• Sainte-Chapelle
• Palace of Versailles
• Arc de Triomph
• Chateau de Fontainbleau
• Disneyland Paris
• Opera Garnier
• Musee de L’Orangerie
• Pantheon
• Latin Quarter
• Paris Catacombs
• Musee D’Orsay
• Musee Rodin
• Jardin d’Acclimatation
• St Denis Basilica
• La Coulee Verte

The City of Love, Light, Romance or any other number of epithets is also a city packed with great sporting options including French National Team games for Rugby Union and Football as well as home games for Paris St Germain and of course, the final stage of the Tour de France!

• London (England)

It’s the capital city of England and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Divided by the River Thames, the city boasts a huge number of attractions, many of them sporting themed.

• Travel Time from Paris – 2 hours 17 minutes (Train)
• Approximate Travel Costs (Carrier) – from £60 (via Eurostar)
• Approximate Hotel Room Costs – £100 to £1,100 per night
• Relative Prices Compared to UK Average – Much More Expensive

Top Sporting Attractions in and Around London

• Wembley Stadium – (FA Cup Final & Semi Finals, Carabao Cup Final, Playoff Finals, England Internationals)
• Football Clubs & Stadia – (Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Watford, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient, AFC Wimbledon, Sutton United)
• Twickenham – (England Rugby Internationals & Domestic Rugby Union Finals, World Rugby Museum)
• Alexandra Palace – (PDC World Darts Championship, Masters Snooker)
• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – (Aquatic Centre, Velopark, Orbit Observation Tower)
• Lords Cricket & The Oval Cricket Grounds – (Middlesex Cricket Club (Lords), Surrey Cricket Club (Oval) & England Cricket Team (both))
• All England Club – (Wimbledon, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum)
• London Marathon – (Many iconic landmarks included on the route)
• River Thames – (Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race, Henley Regatta)
• Ascot Racecourse – (Royal Ascot & Several other meetings a year)
• London Docklands – (TeamSport Go Karting)

Other Popular Cultural Attractions in London

• Buckingham Palace
• Tower Bridge
• Tower of London
• Westminster Abbey
• Windsor Castle
• Houses of Parliament & Big Ben
• Downing Street
• Tate Modern
• The Globe Theatre
• National Gallery
• National Portrait Gallery
• Wallace Collection
• British Museum
• Science Museum
• Natural History Museum
• Natural Maritime Museum
• Sir John Soane’s Museum
• London Transport Museum
• Victoria & Albert Museum
• Museum of London
• Churchill War Rooms
• London Bridge Experience
• Hyde Park
• Regent’s Park
• Hampton Court
• Piccadilly
• Oxford Street
• Fortnum & Masons
• Harrods
• West End Theatres
• Madam Tussauds London
• The London Dungeon
• British Library
• The Royal Air Force Museum
• HMS Belfast
• Cutty Sark
• Royal Observatory Greenwich
• The 02 Arena
• The London Eye
• Trafalgar Square

No list of Europe’s top ten cities to visit on a city break for sports fans, would be complete without London, which is packed full of exciting sporting and non-sporting attractions.

So, with so many exciting city break options for Sports Fans, the only question is, which one will you pick?