Stories of Basel's Old Town

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Mobile ticket
Offered in: German, English
Commentary in English and German
Professional guide

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Overview

Take a walking tour of Basel: expert and flexible guides take pleasure in presenting you with facts and anecdotes – both serious and light-hearted – about the past and the present. Discover Basel's old town, which features picturesque corners, prominent historic landmarks and also contemporary attractions such as modern buildings designed by well-known architects. Get to know Basel in more depth and marvel at various witnesses to the city's past. Take part in a fascinating two-hour journey through history and really get a feel for the city at the bend in the Rhine.

Meeting points

Tinguely fountain at Steinenberg / Theatre square

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Itinerary

Tinguely Brunnen

In 1977 Jean Tinguely created sculptural machines in a shallow fountain where the stage of the old city theatre company once stood, and in the process gifted Basel a famous new landmark.

5 minutes
Basel Historical Museum - Barfuesserkirche

This church is nowadays home of the Historic Museum of Basel.

5 minutes
Basel Minster

Together with the Mittlere Brücke, the Basler Münster (Cathedral) is probably the most famous landmark in Basel. With its red sandstone walls, colourful roof tiles and twin towers, no other building adorns the cityscape of Basel like the Cathedral.

10 minutes
Museum der Kulturen Basel (Pass By)

The Museum der Kulturen Basel ranks among the leading ethnographic museums in Europe.
Marktplatz

You will pass by the lively market of Basel.

5 minutes
Town Hall

The City Hall is the seat of the Basel government and its parliament. In the midst of the Old Town, it is particularly eyecatching with its red facade, the characteristic tower and playful frescoes.

5 minutes
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Beautiful square surrounded by little shops and beautiful houses.

5 minutes

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Depending on the composition of the group, tour commentaries may be given bilingual from Sunday to Friday.

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Informative and entertaining

Published on Dec, 2024

The tour was really interesting and very well led by our lovely enthusiastic tour guide Anna. She was knowledgeable, warm and friendly despite the pouring rain. Highly recommend

A must-do for a brief overview or to get your bearings for a longer stay

Published on Oct, 2024

I only had a few hours to explore the city following a conference and this was a perfect tour! Our guide (I didn’t get her name unfortunately but she was fantastic!) did a great job. Our tour was to be delivered in German & English but our group was mostly English speakers and the gracious German-speaking attendees offered to just get the tour in English so the guide didn’t have to jump back and forth. It was very considerate of them to suggest it and the guide made sure all of the German speakers would be comfortable to only have the tour in English. The tour still ran for 2 hours and the guide did such a great job! From early Celtic settlers to more recent times, she covered a tremendous amount of history in 2 hours. We stopped at a number of sites along the way that are detailed in the itinerary and our guide provided insightful and interesting commentary at every stop. It was clear she enjoyed her job! I highly recommend this tour for any visitor to Basel to get a great sense of the history of the city and a good coverage of top sights to see. I found it very easy to backtrack our tour and visit sites that were highlighted along the way.

Great tour!

Published on Oct, 2024

Very knowledgeable guide - nice man to tour with - tour was very worthwhile - price was very good. Rained but was still very enjoyable.

Recommend

Published on Oct, 2024

Great stories, very nice guide. She also translated our questions from German to English and vise versa.

Brilliant Tour

Published on Oct, 2024

A very informative afternoon and our guide was fantastic. Learnt an awful lot out the history of the city, along with a few recommendations on other places to visit.

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