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Jul 28, 2024
Beautiful buildings, clean and safe town with many great restaurants and shops. A little expensive compared to other European cities that I have visited. Would recommend. Full review by Departure814130
May 18, 2024
Fantastic place, bery quite and charming, luxurious vegetation, fantastic chocolate, high vibe energy, everything well organised Full review by Liliana G
Mar 22, 2024
Spent one day in Basel and had a fab time. The following are just some of the spots I visited, easy to walk around. Spalentor City Gate, old town, town hall, Basel cathedral, (Munster), Tinguely fou… Full review by Annio_7
We are taking a Viking Rhine cruise on May 1 and will have about 6 hours between landing and birding the ship. Any suggestions?
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Hi Paula, yes, wear good shoes for a good walk around the south part of Basel, start in the city centre, where shops are like Louis Vuitton, nearby is a great church where Erasmus is …
Hi Paula, yes, wear good shoes for a good walk around the south part of Basel, start in the city centre, where shops are like Louis Vuitton, nearby is a great church where Erasmus is buried, this is so beautiful from both outside and inside, walk behind this church for a view over the river Rhine, get a drink at the oldest hotel Grand Hotel les Trois Rois watching over the river. Go for a typical cookie called Laekerli, these are so nice! And look for the Rathaus. Enjoy your short stay, it's a wonderful walk and will take about 1,5 hour.
Hi. I can't see that there is a ticket price for this tour? How does this work? We have no plans for Basel yet. Our river boat winds up in Basel on June 2. We plan on spending the 2nd and 3rd there in Basel.Thank you for your help. Laurie
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I actually visited the Old town on my own with the tourist brochure. There are self-guided tours of oldtown walks on the official city website, as well as free walks by local guides …
I actually visited the Old town on my own with the tourist brochure. There are self-guided tours of oldtown walks on the official city website, as well as free walks by local guides for tips only.
I will be in Basel for 1.5 days and plan to mainly walk around. What is the cost for taking a tram? Can I get by with Euros or do I need to have Swiss francs?
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Euros are fine most places in Switzerland including Basel. The fare depends on the distance you travel starts at just over 2€ or SFR. You might consider a day ticket. Fares paid at …
Euros are fine most places in Switzerland including Basel. The fare depends on the distance you travel starts at just over 2€ or SFR. You might consider a day ticket. Fares paid at machines at stops, not always a fare box in the tram. Fare calculated from starting point to your end point. If buy single ticket or multifare ticket, must validate at stop or as soon as get on tram. There are spot fare inspectors - fined on the spot & it's very expensive. Board through any door.
My river cruise with Grand Circle Travel starts from Bazel. Since I will have a few hours before sailing, can I get a taxi to go to Old Town and approximately how much? Is there public transportation from the port to Old Town?
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It depend where you arrive in Basel. From the Airport you'll find a bus every 20 Minutes to the railway main station Basel SBB. From where you have a tram connection to the …
It depend where you arrive in Basel. From the Airport you'll find a bus every 20 Minutes to the railway main station Basel SBB. From where you have a tram connection to the embarkation point of the cruiser. Or you take a taxi from the airport direct to this point. Taxis are very expensiv in Basel if you don't take Uber. After boarding you can walk direct to the old town in five minutes. Mostly of the old town is a pedestrian area. Go to the Mittlere Brücke and you'll have the hole old town on both sides of the Rhine river. Take the left bank, visit the market place with its Rathaus (have a look into its court-yard) and then go westwards into the old small lanes (Spalenberg) witch has some old restaurants, pups, bars and shops. Very special is the Andreasplatz, small and cosy with an old wood bakery a tea room a glass boutique and the famous Hasenburg an old carnival restaurant. You'll find a city map everywhere in all hotels, kiosk, main stations etc.. The local people are friendly and helpful and almost everybody speaks English.
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