According to local media Switzerland’s second city, Geneva, has already submitted a proposal to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation with preliminary plans to host Eurovision 2025.
The Palexpo convention centre, with a capacity for nearly 15,000 spectators, is pegged to accommodate the contest if Geneva were selected as the host city.
As the gateway to the Alps, glitzy Geneva is a city break favourite among the the skiing crowds, as well as those looking for top-notch watch ateliers, chocolate to satisfy a sweet tooth and lakeside vineyards.
Basel
Basel is Switzerland’s third-largest city (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Conradin Cramer, president of the canton of Basel-Stadt, posted to Twitter/X: “Congratulations to Nemo on his great victory at #ESC2024 in Malmö! Switzerland will now host #ESC2025. #Basel is an excellent venue. And we are ready: with our infrastructure, accessibility and hospitality. #ESC2025Basel.”
The third biggest Swiss city is a tangle of pastel townhouses on the Rhine, edgy art fairs and al fresco watering holes come summer.
Spaces that could host the international performance include the St Jakobshalle concert hall and St Jakob-Park FC Basel sports stadium.
St Gallen
St Gallen sits between Lake Constance and the Swiss Alps (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The newly opened St Galler Kantonalbank Hall in St Gallen has been proposed as a potential venue with the space to host 12,000 Eurovision fans.
Christine Bolt, head of the Olma Messen AG in eastern Switzerland expressed her support for St Gallen to take centre stage next year.
Bolt said: “Thanks to the new hall, we are playing in the first league.
“It is part of our core mission to carry out events in the interests of Eastern Switzerland. Together with our partners in the next phase, we will check whether we officially apply or not.”
If the contest was to set up in St Gallen, the charming north eastern city features a renowned business university and the baroque facades and library of the Unesco-listed Abbey of Saint Gall.
How is the Eurovision host city decided?
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and the EBU will select a shortlisted city based on their proposals and require that they meet the hosting criteria for the contest. A group of organisers are currently working in Bern to plan the details of the eccentric music competition.
A Eurovision destination must have:
A venue with a capacity for at least 10,000 people A press centre for journalistsReach to an international airport Enough hotel accommodation to host delegates and their teams
Switzerland’s chosen host city is expected to be officially announced in September after the Host City Bid process and ahead of ticket sales.
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