One of Europe’s loveliest cities, Basel, famously located in the Dreiländereck (three countries' corner) rubs shoulders with Germany and France next door. The Rhine flows gently through, where once can enjoy a ferry ride or walk along one of the five bridges that connect one side of the city to the other.
The Old Town of Basel is probably one of the best preserved, its cobbled alleys around the Marketplatz and the magnificent Münster next door beckoning for a peek through history. And yet Basel is not immune to modernity, pushing the boundaries of architectural design and filling the skyline with magnificent structures.
Clearly a city of museums covering a wide range of subjects, delve into a novel experience at the Cartoon Museum, the only museum in the world devoted to satirical art. And there’s some fun to be had at the medieval Basler Papiermühle, the Basel Paper Mill, where hand-made paper and books come to life.
Basel has an air of gastronomic sophistication with many upmarket restaurants; bars and side walk cafes offering a cosmopolitan array of dishes and drinks. Your Basel tour Guide will carry listings of many strongholds of music and theatre in this culture centric city; however the real crowd spinner that doubles the city’s population in a jiffy is the world famous Art Basel, held every June to showcase modern and contemporary art.