Where To Go on Holiday If You Love These Sports

Whether consciously or not, we all tend to base our holiday around what we’re doing rather than where we’re actually going. Some people love the beach, or partying, and end up at Ibiza, some people love skiing and log cabins and end up in the Swiss Alps. And people who love museums end up in one of the many major cities in Europe.

But what if you’re a sports fan? Well, we’ve got you covered there, too. Take a look at our best picks of holiday options for sports fans.

F1 fans

If you’re a petrol head, you spend too much time with the latest presenters of Top Gear, or you’ve got tired of F1: Drive to Survive on Netflix and now want to see the real thing, you’ll have a lot of options.

If you’re someone who kisses a poster of Lewis Hamilton good night, you might want to look at Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Adelaide in Australia or Buenos Aires in Argentina, to just name a few.

But our top pick is Barcelona in Spain. Not only does it have a popular street circuit full of sharp turns to keep fans on their toes, but Barcelona is an amazing fusion of holiday experiences. Being on the coast, sun worshippers can spend their time on the beach, and culture vultures will be able to explore the city and all its wonders including the Picasso Museum and Park Guell, which is a park designed by Gaudi that looks like lifelike gingerbread houses.

Cricket fans

Cricket, despite starting in England, is a national cult in India. Cricket is the most popular sport in the country by far and, by extension, cricket betting turns over the highest amount of money in the country also. Considering if you head back to England for a game of cricket, you’ll have to hunt high and low for a showing in a pub. However, if you’re a cricket fan going to India it will result in you roaming through a country steeped in cricket appreciation. You’ll have trouble finding a pub that isn’t playing it on the screen.

The largest cricket stadium in India is the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat, so if you’re nearby you can even catch a tournament game or perhaps a friendly if it’s off-season.

Gambling fans

Gambling fans can find plenty of places to indulge in their favourite sport, since most strips in gambling legal countries are bound to have a casino nearby to sniff out, but if you are looking for the truly best casino experience, there is only one option: Monaco.

The Monte Carlo Casino is not only dripping in historical relevance with its beautifully crafted casino planted squarely in a beautiful city steeped in culture, but it has a lot of pop cultural relevance. You can stick on your penguin suit, arrive in an Aston Martin and pretend to be James Bond all night.

And you can even run into a few F1 fans nearby.

Plus, the World Series of Poker is currently going through its Circuit tournament through America, which you can still catch if you are heading to New York, North Carolina, Mississippi and plenty other cities, including Calgary, Canada.