Basketball - Tourism in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Whether you want to play basketball or simply watch a game, Vitoria-Gasteiz has several options so that you can spend your free time enjoying the sport. It doesn’t matter whether you’re here for the day, or for the whole weekend, the city has plenty of suggestions so that you can enjoy your free time.
Men’s basketball
The elite basketball team Saski Baskonia plays in the Buesa Arena Pavilion. For over 20 years, the Alavés team has been playing at this venue which can hold over 15,500 spectators.
- Tickets.
- Buesa Arena Pavilion on Google Maps.
- Nearest urban buses: line 3 and line Buesa Arena.
The pavilion, which is situated 40 minutes from the centre of the city on foot, is a stone’s throw away from the ice rink and Ataria, the wetlands interpretation centre, heart of the green belt that surrounds the city.
Women’s basketball
Araski AES represents the city in the women’s basketball league, their matches are held in the legendary Mendizorrotza sports complex, a multi-use space where various cultural and sports events are held.
- Tickets.
- Mendizorrotza sports complex on Google Maps
- Nearest urban buses: line 2 and line 8.
The sports centre is next to the Mendizorrotza sports complex and very close to the La Senda Path, the city’s main tourist artery. This path leads to the centre of the city via the Prado Park, passing through the Ajuria Enea palaces (the official residence of the Lehendakari), the Armoury Museum and the beautiful Augustín Zulueta Palace, which is home to the current Fine Arts Museum.
Wheelchair basketball
This remarkable sports discipline has a representative of the city in the highest category of competition, the Fundación Vital Zuzenak.
- Ariznabarra sports centre on Google Maps
- Nearest urban buses: line 2, line 6 and line 10.
The matches are often played at the Ariznabarra sports centre, a centre which has a climbing wall and an outdoor skating rink. It is close to the green belt and the large Zabalgana skate park.
I want to play basketball
The city has several spaces where you can play this sport, both outdoors and indoors:
- Reserve courts (digital certificate required).
- Open-air and outdoor courts.
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