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City/town information
Basel is a small, bustling city with an excellent selection of art museums, cultural institutions and gastronomy.
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Basel
Basel is a small, bustling city with an excellent selection of art museums, cultural institutions and gastronomy.
Museum
The Fondation Beyeler is the most visited art museum in Switzerland and we think advisably. Beautiful park and great exhibitions. Attention, early booking is often necessary.
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Fondeshini Beyeler
101 BaselstrasseThe Fondation Beyeler is the most visited art museum in Switzerland and we think advisably. Beautiful park and great exhibitions. Attention, early booking is often necessary.
Small but oho. The Cartoonmuseum Basel is the only Swiss museum dedicated exclusively to the art of narrative drawing, whether in comics, graphic novels, comicreports, cartoons or animations.
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Cartoonmuseum Basel
28 St. Alban-VorstadtSmall but oho. The Cartoonmuseum Basel is the only Swiss museum dedicated exclusively to the art of narrative drawing, whether in comics, graphic novels, comicreports, cartoons or animations.
Schaulager
19 RuchfeldstrasseHosting temporary exhibitions
Swiss Architecture Museum
7 SteinenbergArchitecture related exhibitions
Fine Arts Museum Basel | New Building
The main art museum with classical and modern art
Sightseeing
Basel’s old town is magnificent and also very suitable for shopping. We especially recommend the Spalenberg, the Rümelinsplatz, the Andreasplatz and the Münsterberg.
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Basel's Old Town
21 LeimenstrasseBasel’s old town is magnificent and also very suitable for shopping. We especially recommend the Spalenberg, the Rümelinsplatz, the Andreasplatz and the Münsterberg.
When the weather is fine, a walk along the Rhine is worthwhile. Lots of buvettes lining the Rhine bank and also a jump into the cool water is recommended at this point.
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Rhine Promenade
97 Oberer RheinwegWhen the weather is fine, a walk along the Rhine is worthwhile. Lots of buvettes lining the Rhine bank and also a jump into the cool water is recommended at this point.
Basel has an enormous wealth of top-class contemporary architecture to be discovered in the city. Under the link: basel.com/de/Broschueren in addition to tours you can also download an architecture guide.
Roche-Turm (Bau 1)
124 GrenzacherstrasseBasel has an enormous wealth of top-class contemporary architecture to be discovered in the city. Under the link: basel.com/de/Broschueren in addition to tours you can also download an architecture guide.
Neighborhoods
The Matthäusquartier, the heart of Kleinbasel, is the ideal place to find vibrant city life. It is the liveliest district of the city and all around you can dive directly into life - beautiful restaurants, interesting stores, the lively Rhine River, exciting museums are ready to be discovered. Simply the perfect starting point for any city exploration on foot.
Feldbergstrasse
FeldbergstrasseThe Matthäusquartier, the heart of Kleinbasel, is the ideal place to find vibrant city life. It is the liveliest district of the city and all around you can dive directly into life - beautiful restaurants, interesting stores, the lively Rhine River, exciting museums are ready to be discovered. Simply the perfect starting point for any city exploration on foot.
Food scene
The restaurant in the red-light district is very lively, the public is colourful and the open kitchen offers interesting modern inspired dishes. It’s worth a visit.
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Roter Baeren
17 OchsengasseThe restaurant in the red-light district is very lively, the public is colourful and the open kitchen offers interesting modern inspired dishes. It’s worth a visit.
Radical seasonal & total regional - The lively, trendy restaurant and associated bar is a meeting point in the heart of Kleinbasel. The young team cooks honest, creative and down-to-earth. Only natural, sustainable products from the environment are used.
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Zum goldenen Fass
108 HammerstrasseRadical seasonal & total regional - The lively, trendy restaurant and associated bar is a meeting point in the heart of Kleinbasel. The young team cooks honest, creative and down-to-earth. Only natural, sustainable products from the environment are used.
La Fourchette
122 KlybeckstrasseNice cosy restaurant with excellent food.
LAUCH
Great vegetarian restaurant
Zur Mägd
29 St. Johanns-VorstadtRestaurant offering traditional Italian specialities
LA Restaurant
Small restaurant serving up modern cuisine
Coffee
The Cafe Frühling is a Kleinbasler café that roasts the coffee itself. A great place to start the day.
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frühling
69 KlybeckstrasseThe Cafe Frühling is a Kleinbasler café that roasts the coffee itself. A great place to start the day.
«Finkmüller – Coffee & Fine Goods» stands for first-class espresso as well as high- quality, natural and healthy cuisine.
Finkmüller - Coffee & Fine Goods, Klybeck
64/70 Klybeckstrasse«Finkmüller – Coffee & Fine Goods» stands for first-class espresso as well as high- quality, natural and healthy cuisine.
In Da Graziella you get stunningly delicious pastries, perfect coffee and lots of Italianità. Also known for the delicious Amaretti.
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Konditorei Da Graziella
74 FeldbergstrasseIn Da Graziella you get stunningly delicious pastries, perfect coffee and lots of Italianità. Also known for the delicious Amaretti.
Shop
An old Russian lullaby gave the jewelery label its name. Pretty fashion jewelry and nice accessories.
BAIUSHKI - jewelry studio & slow goods
37 FeldbergstrasseAn old Russian lullaby gave the jewelery label its name. Pretty fashion jewelry and nice accessories.
In the Matrix Shop you will find beautiful scarves, trays, stationery, napkins and bags from the Basel- based company Matrix.
MATRIX® Shop
38 St. Johanns-VorstadtIn the Matrix Shop you will find beautiful scarves, trays, stationery, napkins and bags from the Basel- based company Matrix.
The range includes current design alongside found and collected items. Selected one-off items or small series stand side by side with furniture classics, new designs and rediscovered items.
Grimsel
38 St. Johanns-VorstadtThe range includes current design alongside found and collected items. Selected one-off items or small series stand side by side with furniture classics, new designs and rediscovered items.