Basel is the second largest city in Switzerland. A large number of educational institutions are concentrated here, including the oldest university in Switzerland. At the same time, the city hosts the First National Musical Theater, a lot of art galleries, second-hand shops, a huge number of bars and squash.
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Information Office
BaselTourismus has several offices throughout the city. The main one is at the Bahnhof SBB railway station, another one is in the center of the city, in the Stadtcasino building on the Barfüsserplatz square, directly opposite McDonald's. Individual and group guided tours can be ordered at the information office on Aeschenvorstadt street 36.
How to get here
On your own car in Basel you can come on route E25 / E60, which comes from Strasbourg and passes by EuroAirport, or by E35 / A5, which follows from the German side of the Rhine.
On trains
Basel has two main railway stations: the Swiss / French (SBB Bahnhof) in the south of the city and the German (Badischer Bahnhof or BBF) on the north side of the river. Trains from Switzerland arrive at SBB Bahnhof; these are two high-speed trains per hour from Geneva (67 CHF, 2 hours 45 minutes) and from Zuriz (30 CHF, one hour). Compositions from France - Paris (55 CHF, 5 hours) and Strasbourg (20 CHF, 1, 5 hours), as well as Brussels (110 CHF, 7 hours) are also arriving here
High-speed trains from Germany arrive at both stations, but to get to the small towns of the German south, it's best to go to Badischer Bahnhof (BBF). From there you can go to Freiburg (10-20 EUR, 30 minutes), Frankfurt (60 EUR, 2 hours 45 minutes - 3 hours 45 minutes depending on the train) and Berlin (110 EUR, 7-9, 5 hours). @
On the boat
One of the most picturesque way to arrive in Basel is by boat on the Rhine, the pier is between the bridges of Johanniterbrücke and Dreirosenbrücke. For example, Viking River Cruises organizes an 8-day cruise to Amsterdam at a price of 2000 EUR. There are, of course, other routes - for ½ day in the outskirts of Basel.
By plane
International EuroAirport serves several cities: Basel, Mühlhaus in France and Freiburg in Germany. The airport located 5 kilometers north of France can be reached from London (Swiss and easyJet), Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Madrid, Naples, Paris and Rome.
You can get to the airport by bus, which depart every 20-30 minutes from 5 am to 11:30 pm from the railway station of the city. The fare is about 3 CHF, on the way 15 minutes. You can get there by taxi (061 691 77 88, 061 271 22 22) for about 35 CHF.
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Transport
All guests of Basel in hotels are issued a special guest card, which will be free of charge for public transport, including a return trip to the airport. Those who did not stay in the city for the night will have to pay 1.80 / 2.60 / 8 CHF for 4 stops / central zone / day pass.
There are several parking lots between the SBB station and the pedestrian zone, the cost is from 1, 5 CHF per hour. Ibid, SBB station can rent a bicycle (7: 00-21: 00). Small ferries cross the Rhine in several places in the city, the fare from 1, 5 CHF.
Climate
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Hotels in Basel
Attention of tourists is offered a lot of accommodation options - from student hostels to high-quality "quads" and magnificent "fencers". Hotels in the historical center will traditionally cost more. Given the short distances, it may be wiser to settle in a hotel on the outskirts.
Book Popular Basel hotels at best prices like
| Hilton Basel from 8 716 rubles Basel Aeschengraben 31 | Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois from 22 597 rubles Basel Blumenrain 8 | Swissotel Le Plaza Basel from 8 523 rubles Basel Messeplatz 25 |
| Novotel Basel City from 8 071 rubles Basel Grosspeterstrasse 12 | Hotel Victoria from 7 361 rubles Basel Centralbahnplatz 3-4 | Ramada Plaza Basel Hotel & Conference Center from 7 554 rubles Basel Messeplatz 12 |
| Hotel Alexander from 4 520 rub. Basel Riehenring 83/85 | Adagio Basel City from 7 038 rubles Basel Hammerstrasse 46 | Airport Hotel Basel from 6 973 rubles Basel Flughafenstrasse 215 |
| Hotel Rochat from 5 811 rubles Basel Petersgraben 23 | Hotel Rheinfelderhof from 4 907 rubles Basel Hammerstrasse 61 | Hotel Münchnerhof from 6 457 rubles Basel Riehenring 75 |
Shopping and shopping
An excellent souvenir from Basel is the traditional Basler Läckerli biscuit, watches, knives and, of course, chocolate .The "golden mile" of shopping in this city stretches from the street and the Clarastrasse (Claraplatz) square to the Marktplatz square and further up from Freiestrasse and Gerbergasse streets to Heuwaage and Bankverein .Most of the shops here are expensive boutiques and a couple of large department stores .Between them sheltered tiny shops, "chocolate bars", jewelry and watch shops .On the streets of Heuberg and Nadelberg, you can find small authentic shops selling hand made jewelry, antiques, vintage, books, works of art .
Magnets, plates, T-shirts and similar souvenir products can be found almost throughout the city, in a variety of kiosks, the largest choice - on Heimatwerk. However, keep in mind that most of the stores from Mon to Fri close at 18:30, and only on Thursday, many of them work until 20-21: 00. On Sundays everything is closed except for cafes and restaurants, but on Saturday you can find shops open until 5 pm, not later. The exception is the shops around the main railway station and the Coop Pronto supermarket in the Barfüsserplatz square.
There is also in Basel its own ancient market, which works from Mon to Sat every morning to one o'clock in the afternoon. It sells fresh vegetables and fruits, meat, wine, cheeses. Expensive, but very tasty and environmentally friendly at 100%. For the sake of fun, you can look at the Petersplatz square on Saturday, where a flea market with all sorts of entertaining stuff opens.
- To study the magnificent expositions of most of the city's 20 museums.
- To catch a valuable thing from a pile of junk at the flea market Petersplatz.
- Visit the concert at the First National Musical Theater.
- Try the traditional biscuit Basler Läckerli.
- Take a walk in the Zoological Garden.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Basel
On the southwestern shore of the Rhine is located the historic core of the city - Greater Basel, turned today into a pedestrian zone. The central place here is the cathedral (website) - the symbol of the city.
The center of the old Basel is the Marktplatz square (Market Square), on which the Town Hall is located. In the building of the former church of Barthusenkirche, the Historical Museum is now open, and in the nearby Fischmarkt square there is the most beautiful Basle fountain, decorated with the statue of Our Lady. Another attraction of Basel is the Spalentor Gate made of red sandstone. Here is the tallest building in Switzerland - Messeturm or the Market Tower 150 meters high.
Special attention should be paid to Teatralnaya Square .Here is the unusual sculpture of Richard Cherry, the charming church of St. Elizabeth and the fountain Tinguelyego .In addition, the architectural gems of Basel include the Bank House - an impressive building in the Aeschenplatz square, and the Zentralstellwerk Bassel SBB .This monolithic building - the main center for railway management - was developed by the Duke de Meron .It is also remarkable for its unique location - the house rises above the track and catches every ray of light, thereby pouring rich copper shine hour to hour depending on the lighting .
It is worth seeing the gates of Alzacka, walking along the picturesque Viaduktstrasse street, glancing at the church of St. Anthony (the first concrete church in Switzerland, designed by Professor Karl Moser) to finish the busy day at the monument of the Romanesque-Gothic architecture - the Department building.
At 12 km from Basel, archaeological excavations Augusta Raurica attract attention, where you can see more than twenty ancient sights of Basel. Among them one of the best preserved ancient amphitheater north of the Alps.
Basel Museums
In more than 20 museums in Basel, the best examples of medieval and contemporary art are collected .The Basel Museum of Fine Arts is world famous thanks to the world's largest collection of works by the Holbein family and the "Amerbah's cabinet" - a collection of paintings by the famous Basel collector Basilius Amerbach .The original Museum of Paper and Book Publishing in the medieval mill at St. Alben-Tal, the Jean Tingely Museum, the house in Kirschgarten ("cherry orchard"), the Museum of Antiques and the Ludwig Collection, the beautiful zoo and others are interesting .
Finally, it is worth to look into the Museum of Modern Art - the perfect integration of the latest avant-garde art with the ancient walls of the museum. In addition, in search of works by modern authors, you can go to the Beyeler Foundation. The museum building was designed by Renzo Piano. Here, as a rule, one of the best thematic exhibitions in the whole country is arranged.
A popular open-air museum is the Zoologischer Garten, which is located at Binningerstrasse 40
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