Basel Stadt (City)

Basel's Rathaus (Switzerland Tourism).

General Tourist Information

Basel switzerlandforvisitors.com
An illustrated Web guide with links to Basel tourism and transportation pages, hotels, restaurants, museums, music, shopping, excursions, etc.

Basel Tourismus
The city's official tourism site has a little of everything.

Culture and Economic Region of Basel
Travel, transportation, culture, and business are some of the topics covered here.

Entertainment/Events

Fasnacht
Basel's annual Fasnacht, or Carnival, is a Swiss version of Mardi Gras. Highlights include Guggenmusik bands,  open-air skits, a children's parade, and uninhibited carousing. For more information, see Basler Fasnacht Online.

Mybasel.ch: Kino
Movie schedules and theatre locations are from Basel Online.

Pasión Flamenco
Tired of Alphorns, yodeling, and techno? Spend your vacation learning flamenco dancing at this school in central Basel. Private lessons are available, and the school will also stage performances for private groups.

Shopping

Läckerli-Huus
Basler Leckerli are cookies made with honey and almonds. When packaged in fancy boxes or cans, they're a popular souvenir and gift.

Transportation

Mybasel.ch: BVB Fahrplan
The tram and bus network's pages include a German-language journey planner, a system map, and other travel tools..

EuroAirport
The Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg regional airport is in France, 12 km (7.5 miles) from downtown Basel.

Ferries
You can cross the Rhine at four places. This page lists the locations, hours of service, and fares.

Other Basel Pages

Swiss Cantons/Regions Index

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