Basel Private Walking Tour

Basel is a multicultural city, cheerful, innovative and open to the world. It is also known as the Swiss capital of culture. This Rhine Rivershore city has over 2000 years of history, due to its central position between France, Germany and Switzerland. It’s wonderful city center is one of the best preserved in Europe. Come with us on a time travel through a city conscient of its traditions but also very open to the modern age – Making Basel truly a special city. It is also a city of art, with over 40 museums, and of students, by being the oldest University town in Switzerland.Let us take you on a walk to discover some of the famous sites in the city center, and make you fall in love with Basel.

You will see:

Tinguely Fountain

Elisabethenkirche

Rittergasse

Münster Cathedral

Münster Pfalz

Mittlere Bridge

Rathaus (city hall)

Blue and White Houses

MarktPlatz

Barfüsserplatz

You will learn about:

The history of why Basel is the Golden Gate of Switzerland

The thriving artistic life of the city

It’s medieval architecture* Protestantism

30 Years War* History of the Rhine, one of the water highways of Europe