Sport and leisure
Basketball
There is a basketball court in every neighbourhood in the city where you can try out your skills with the local boys and learn something along the way (it is played to 21 points, the winner stays in)
Belgrade has the largest basketball hall in Europe “Belgrade arena” (20,000 seats, alongside the highway in New Belgrade)
The Belgrade Ttransport authority provides services to and from the Arena. The following means of transportation will take you to the Arena:
Bus
Lines 17, 18, 67, 88 and 601 serve the Arena. Within short walking distance are buses no. 16, 65, 68, 71, 74, 75, 94 and 95;
Tram
Tram links 7, 9 and 11 provide services to the Arena
Beovoz
If taking Beovoz to the Arena, exit at the Novi Beograd station. Then it is a short walking distance to the Belgrade Arena.
Golf
“Beograd” Golf Club
A nine-hole golf-course on Ada Ciganlija. There is a golf school, too.
Carting
Autokomerc Carting Centre
Outdoor track along-side the highway in the direction from the airport
to the city (on the right) The track with FIA C licence 803m long, 8m wide with 18 bends. The season is from March to October, every day except Mondays. The track is lighted for night driving.
Shooting range Sports centre Kovilovo
The best shooting range in Europe. The complex Kovilovo comprises six shooting ranges for Skeet, Trap and Double Trap disciplines, as well as one compact shooting ground.
You can bring your own equipment or rent it (20 EUR/day is a rifle, 5 EUR/day series of 25 pigeons) There is a sports and hunting equipment shop, school of shooting, boxes for dogs.
It is located 12km north of the city.
Swimming Pools
The swimming season on the outdoor pools is from June to the end of August, and the indoor ones are open all year round.
Apart from recreation timetable, there are timetables for aquabic, as well as the swimming school for children and non-swimmers.
Sports-recreational centres:
“Tašmajdan”
Beogradska 71
“Banjica”
Crnotravska 4
“Milan Gale Muškatirovic”
Tadeuša Košcuška 63
“Košutnjak”
Kneza Višeslava 72
Cable for waterskiing
It is situated on the Makiš side of Ada Ciganlija.
Open: 9am-11pm
Squash
SquashLand
Pionirski grad in Košutnjak
Two courts, sauna, massage, café, equipment renting and selling, squash school.
Sports climbing
“Vertical” Club
Artificial wall is placed on Ada Ciganlija. There is no age limit, and no previous knowledge is needed, because the necessary instructions are given on the spot. The climbers are, naturally, secured with ropes.
Paintball
Simulation of firefights. Two courts: the outdoor one is on Ada Ciganlija, and the indoor one in the unfinished seven-floor building near “Studentski dom” in New Belgrade. You can form your own team or join another.
Bungee jumping
Bungee jumping platform above the water (55m high) on Ada Ciganlija.
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