Self-Guided Tour Basel: visit a city boasting more than 2000 years of history, is informative and entertaining. This lively metropolis is located in the three-country corner of Germany, France, and Switzerland. At Freiburg Kultour, we are proud to present our Basel travel guide. In 21 stops you will discover more than 2000 years of history.
We recommend that you begin your digital self-guided tour of Basel at the Tinguely fountain: At the Tinguely fountain you can enjoy the historical introduction into the third largest city in Switzerland. We will also tell you about the Tinguely fountain, which is also called Fasnachtbrunnen.
We then continue to Barfüßerplatz, one of the most important squares in Basel. In days long gone by the little river Birsig ran through this part of town. In those those days the area was also home of the tanners, fisher and other craftsmen.
On Münsterhill we explore religious life in Basel. Seat of catholic bishop since the fifth century the city become protestant in the 16th century. Learn about the building of Münster cathedral, the cloister and the “Gallus Portal”. We also take the opportunity to enjoy the view over the Rhine to “Kleinbasel” on the other side of the river.
We continue through Augustiner Gasse and Rheinsprung to the very first building of the oldest university in Switzerland. The self-guided digital tour Basel ends at the Rathaus on market square. For all our self-guided tours visit digital.freiburg-kultour.com.
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