Basel Travel Guide
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Basel is divided into Greater Basel and Basel Proper (Groß Basel und Kleinbasel). The reasons for this division are historic but the differences between the areas within it may not be immediately apparent. The upper class Bruderholz district is scattered with many beautiful villas but its main attraction is the Wasserturm. Anyone who climbs to the … Read Basel introduction
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Spalentor
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The expansion of the city in the 19th century meant the end of the medieval walls and its seven entrances. However, the most beautiful of them, the Spalentor, remains. Erected in the 14th century, this gate still possesses a very …
Les Trois Rois
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Founded in 1026, The Three King's Hotel might well deserve the title of oldest lodge in Europe. The Rhine-hugging hotel maintains a first-class, …
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Introduction
Urbane, wealthy Basel is, at heart, a serious-minded business city. Long a patron of the arts, Basel has major attractions for gallery lovers and showpieces by outstanding contemporary architects. Though famous for its Fasnacht and Vogel Gryff festivals in spring and winter, summer may be the …
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Fondation Beyeler Of all the private Swiss collections made public, former art dealers Hildy and Ernst Beyeler's is the most astounding. Sculptures by Miró and Max Ernst are juxtaposed against similar tribal figures, while 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces from the likes of Picasso …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 186700 Area : 37.06km² Longitude / Latitude : 7.576000214 / 47.547000885 Currency : Swiss Franc (CHF) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there EuroAirport (tel: 061 325 31 11; www.euroairport.com) serves Basel (as well as Mulhouse, France and Freiburg, Germany). Located 5km (3.1mi) north in France, it has several routes to London on Swiss International Air Lines and low-cost carrier easyJet, with direct flights to many …
History
Recent History In 1992 Basel-Stadt and French-speaking Switzerland voted in favour of joining the European Economic Area, but the move was rejected by a majority of Swiss. The 1990s ushered in a rash of mergers in Basel, including the merger of the Swiss Bank Corporation and Union Bank of …
Weather
Although it's famous for its spring and winter festivals, perhaps the best time to visit Basel is summer, when - strangely enough, considering its northerly location - it enjoys some of the hottest weather in Switzerland. Winter weather is more what you'd expect: average high temperatures …
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