Basel Private Walking Tour

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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 a 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