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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Basel","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"On the Rhine where Switzerland, France and Germany meet: forty museums, a carnival that starts at four in the morning, and a city that floats home from work down the river in summer.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304911","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"3 | Countries meeting at the Dreil\u00e4ndereck\r\n~40 | Museums in the city\r\n4 am | When Fasnacht begins, with the Morgestraich","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A museum city that swims down its river","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Basel sits on a bend of the Rhine at the point where Switzerland, France and Germany meet, and its suburbs run into both neighbours.\r\n\r\nIt is Switzerland's museum city, with around forty of them, including the Kunstmuseum, one of the oldest public art collections in the world, the Fondation Beyeler, and the Museum Tinguely, full of the Swiss artist's moving machine sculptures. Art Basel in June is the most important contemporary art fair in the world.\r\n\r\nIn summer, Basel's great ritual is the Rhine swim. People pack their clothes into a waterproof bag called a Wickelfisch, walk upstream, jump in and float down past the old town, climbing out at steps along the bank.\r\n\r\nFasnacht, the carnival, is unlike any other: it begins at four in the morning on the Monday after Ash Wednesday, when every light in the old town goes out and masked cliques march through the dark with lanterns, fifes and drums. It is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.\r\n\r\nOvernight guests get a BaselCard with free public transport. Two days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | EuroAirport, shared with France and Germany, about 20 minutes by bus\r\nGetting around | Trams and buses, free for overnight guests with the BaselCard\r\nCurrency | Swiss franc (CHF), roughly \u20ac1.06 to the franc. Euros widely taken\r\nRhine swim | Buy a Wickelfisch bag. Strong current \u2014 see safety\r\nFasnacht | Starts at 4am on the Monday after Ash Wednesday\r\nBorders | France and Germany are a tram ride away","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"An old town on one bank of the Rhine, and a livelier district on the other.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Grossbasel | First-timers | The old town on the south bank: the cathedral, the town hall, the museums and most beds. | 47.5580 | 7.5880 |  | \nKleinbasel | Bars and the river | The north bank: the Rhine promenade, the swimming spots and the best bars. | 47.5620 | 7.5960 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Basel","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Swim the Rhine, if you are a confident swimmer. In summer, buy a Wickelfisch \u2014 a fish-shaped waterproof bag for your clothes \u2014 walk upstream along the Kleinbasel bank, get in, and float down past the old town, getting out at the steps. See the safety section first.\r\n\r\nThe Kunstmuseum, around CHF 16 (about \u20ac17), holds one of the oldest public art collections in the world, including the largest Holbein collection anywhere.\r\n\r\nThe Fondation Beyeler, in a Renzo Piano building in Riehen, has one of the finest modern art collections in Europe.\r\n\r\nThe Museum Tinguely is full of Jean Tinguely's kinetic machine sculptures, many of which you can set moving.\r\n\r\nThe red sandstone town hall and the cathedral, with its view over the Rhine from the terrace, are the centrepieces of the old town.\r\n\r\nCross the river on one of the traditional reaction ferries, small boats pushed across by the current alone.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Swim the Rhine | With a Wickelfisch, for strong swimmers\r\nThe Kunstmuseum | About CHF 16 (\u20ac17), the largest Holbein collection\r\nFondation Beyeler | Modern art in a Renzo Piano building\r\nThe reaction ferries | Boats pushed across by the current","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Basel","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Basel","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Public transport is free for overnight guests with the BaselCard.\r\n\r\nThe Rhine promenade and the swimming spots are free.\r\n\r\nThe cathedral and its terrace over the river are free.\r\n\r\nThe town hall courtyard is free to walk into.\r\n\r\nThe Dreil\u00e4ndereck, the point where Switzerland, France and Germany meet, is marked by a monument at the Rhine port and is free.\r\n\r\nSeveral museums offer free admission at certain times; check individual museums.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Free transport | With the BaselCard for overnight guests\r\nThe Rhine promenade | Free, with the swimming spots\r\nThe Dreil\u00e4ndereck | Where three countries meet\r\nThe cathedral terrace | Free, over the Rhine","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Basel","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Basel","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Expensive by European standards. A main is CHF 30 to 45 (about \u20ac32\u201348).\r\n\r\nBasler L\u00e4ckerli, a hard spiced biscuit made with honey and candied peel, is the local speciality.\r\n\r\nMehlsuppe, a flour soup, is eaten at dawn during Fasnacht.\r\n\r\nMany locals shop over the border in Germany and France, where it is cheaper.\r\n\r\nCoop and Migros restaurants are the budget answer.\r\n\r\nA beer is CHF 7 to 10 (about \u20ac7.50\u201310.50).","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Basler L\u00e4ckerli | The spiced honey biscuit\r\nMehlsuppe | Flour soup, eaten at dawn at Fasnacht\r\nA main | CHF 30\u201345 (about \u20ac32\u201348)\r\nShop over the border | Germany and France are cheaper","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Basel","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Basel","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Kleinbasel, on the north bank, has the best bars, and in summer the Rhine promenade is where the city drinks, with pop-up riverside bars called Buvettes.\r\n\r\nA beer is CHF 7 to 10.\r\n\r\nArt Basel in June brings international parties and crowds.\r\n\r\nFasnacht is the great event: three days of costumed cliques, fife and drum bands and lanterns, starting with the Morgestraich at four in the morning on the Monday after Ash Wednesday.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Kleinbasel | The best bars\r\nRiverside Buvettes | Summer pop-up bars on the Rhine\r\nFasnacht | Three days, starting at 4am\r\nA beer | CHF 7\u201310","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Basel","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Basel","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Trams and buses are free for overnight guests with the BaselCard, issued at check-in.\r\n\r\nThe old town is walkable, and the reaction ferries cross the river.\r\n\r\nEuroAirport, a single airport shared by Switzerland, France and Germany, is about twenty minutes by bus. Check which side of the airport your flight uses.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Zurich in about an hour, Bern in an hour, and Paris in about three hours by TGV. Germany is a tram ride away.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"BaselCard | Free transport for overnight guests\r\nEuroAirport | Shared by three countries\r\nZurich and Bern | About an hour each\r\nParis | About three hours by TGV","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Basel","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Basel costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Expensive. Dorms are CHF 40 to 65 (about \u20ac42\u201369), a main CHF 30 to 45, and a beer CHF 7 to 10.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac95 to \u20ac160.\r\n\r\nThe free BaselCard transport for overnight guests is a real saving.\r\n\r\nPay in francs, though euros are widely accepted here given the borders \u2014 at poor rates.\r\n\r\nShopping over the border in Germany is cheaper and is what many locals do.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | CHF 40\u201365 (about \u20ac42\u201369)\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac95\u2013160\r\nFree transport | With the BaselCard\r\nCross the border to shop | Germany is cheaper","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Basel","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Basel","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Basel is safe, and the main risk is the river.\r\n\r\nThe Rhine is wide and fast, with strong currents and heavy barge traffic. The Basel swim is a local ritual done by people who know the river. Only confident swimmers should try it, stay close to the Kleinbasel bank, keep well away from the bridge piers and the shipping channel, never swim after drinking, and get out at the steps where locals do. People drown in the Rhine.\r\n\r\nFasnacht crowds are dense, especially at the Morgestraich in the dark.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"The Rhine | Fast, with barges. Strong swimmers only\r\nStay near the bank | Away from bridge piers and shipping\r\nNever swim drunk | People drown in the Rhine\r\nFasnacht crowds | Dense in the dark at 4am","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Basel","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Basel","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Three countries, a design campus and a waterfall.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein | 20 minutes | Tram and bus into Germany | A design museum and buildings by Gehry, Hadid and others. |  | 1304856\nColmar, France | 1 hour | Train | Half-timbered Alsace, with canals. |  | 1304857\nRhine Falls | 1.5 hours | Train | Europe's largest waterfall by volume. |  | 1304858\nFreiburg, Germany | 45 minutes | Train | The sunniest city in Germany, and the Black Forest. |  | 1304859","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Basel","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to August for the Rhine swim. Late winter for Fasnacht.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Fasnacht falls in February or March, on the Monday after Ash Wednesday, so the date moves with Easter.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 5 | 2 | Cold\r\nFebruary | 7 | 4 | Fasnacht in some years\r\nMarch | 12 | 4 | Fasnacht in some years\r\nApril | 15 | 3 | Spring\r\nMay | 19 | 4 | Good\r\nJune | 23 | 5 | Art Basel\r\nJuly | 25 | 5 | Rhine swimming season\r\nAugust | 25 | 5 | Warmest river\r\nSeptember | 20 | 4 | Pleasant\r\nOctober | 14 | 3 | Autumn fair\r\nNovember | 8 | 2 | Grey\r\nDecember | 5 | 4 | Christmas market","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A carnival that begins in darkness at 4am, and the world's leading art fair.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Basel","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/switzerland\/basel\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Basler Fasnacht | February or March | Old town | Three days of costumed cliques, fifes, drums and lanterns, starting at 4am with the Morgestraich. On UNESCO's intangible heritage list. |  | \nArt Basel | June | Messe Basel | The world's leading contemporary art fair. |  | \nRhine swimming | June to August | The Rhine | When the city floats down the river. |  | \nAutumn fair | October to November | Citywide | Switzerland's largest and oldest fair, running since the fifteenth century. |  | \nChristmas market | December | Barf\u00fcsserplatz and M\u00fcnsterplatz | One of Switzerland's best Christmas markets. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 you will pay in Swiss francs, at roughly 1.06 euros to the franc.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Shown in euros for comparison; you pay in Swiss francs. Transport is near zero for overnight guests with the BaselCard.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 42 | 24 | 0 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 62 | 48 | 0 | 25\r\nComfortable | 115 | 80 | 5 | 45","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Basel","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene in both halves of the city. Ask for your BaselCard at check-in. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Basel","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/switzerland\/basel\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Basel travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How does the Rhine swim work? | In summer, locals pack their clothes into a Wickelfisch \u2014 a fish-shaped waterproof bag \u2014 walk upstream along the Kleinbasel bank, jump in, and float down past the old town, climbing out at the steps. Only confident swimmers should do it. Stay near the bank, keep away from bridge piers and barges, and never swim after drinking.\r\nWhat is Fasnacht like? | Unlike any other carnival. It begins at 4am on the Monday after Ash Wednesday with the Morgestraich, when the old town's lights go out and masked cliques march through the dark with lanterns, fifes and drums. It lasts three days and is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.\r\nIs public transport free? | For overnight guests, yes. Hotels and hostels issue a BaselCard at check-in with free trams and buses.\r\nCan I visit three countries in a day? | Easily. France and Germany are a tram ride away, and the Dreil\u00e4ndereck monument marks the point on the Rhine where all three meet.\r\nWhat is Art Basel? | The world's leading contemporary art fair, held each June. The city fills with galleries, collectors and parties.\r\nIs it expensive? | Yes. Dorms CHF 40 to 65 (about \u20ac42\u201369), and a day around \u20ac95 to \u20ac160. Free transport helps, and many locals shop over the border.\r\nWhat museums should I see? | The Kunstmuseum for old masters and the largest Holbein collection anywhere, the Fondation Beyeler for modern art, and the Museum Tinguely for kinetic machine sculptures.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Basel hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Basel | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/switzerland\/basel\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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