Rhine swim
The Basel ritual: float down the Rhine in a Wickelfisch dry bag from the Wettsteinbrücke. The essential summer experience.
Guide
Things to do in Basel
Basel is Switzerland's cultural capital: the great museums, the Rhine swim, the Fasnacht, the tri-national buzz. Refined without being stiff.
Photos for Basel are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
The river
Münster & Pfalz terrace
The red-sandstone cathedral and the terrace behind it: the Rhine, the Black Forest on clear days. The view.
The museums
Kunstmuseum
The great collection: Holbein, the modern wing, the world's oldest public art museum. The essential.
Fondation Beyeler
The Renzo Piano pavilion in the park: the modern masters, the water lilies outside. Worth the tram ride.
Old town
Marktplatz & Rathaus
The red town hall, the daily market, the Spalentor gate. The walkable core.
Tinguely Fountain
The mechanical water sculptures in the old theatre moat: playful, hypnotic, very Basel.
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