Few cities in Europe can match Basel to concentrate cultural attractions and things to do.Tourists in the second largest city in Switzerland will find more than one museum per square kilometer with a total of over 40
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The best months for good weather in Basel are April, May, July, August and September
January is the coldest month of the year
Tourist Attractions
Barfüsserkirche (the Church of the Discălți brothers) in the fourteenth century was renovated in the 1970s to host the History Museum with important collections of local history and culture.It especially highlights the unique position of the city at the intersection between Swiss, German and French cultures.In the nave of the church are the late Gothic tapisis and the curious Lällenkönig (King Babbling), a crowned head with a language and mobile eyes that was the Gross-Basel emblem in the seventeenth century.In color there are weapons and vintage rooms furnished, in religious art, and in the crypt is the Minster treasure, recovered after being saved from destruction during the reform.Interesting exhibits treat the importance of making silk ribbons in Basel from the end of the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century.
The part of Basel, which is approximately between the river and the old gate of the city of the washing is not large, but quite atmospheric, with its stone streets, the medi churches, the beautifully maintained old houses and the fountains painted in bright colors.But let Basel introduce a completely modern and capricious fountain of the Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely in the middle of the imposing historical houses.Filling a basin in Theaterplatz is a series of playful and ingenious artifacts that remove scrap iron.In winter, they freeze in fantastic ice sculptures. It was on Marktplatz, wicked west along the spale with bypassing some of the narrow side streets, such as Leonhardsberg and Lamalenberg, Heuberg.This was the neighborhood of the old craftsmen.Or wanders along Freiestrasse, which starts with the Renaissance Geltenzunfthaus, from 1578. At number 25 is the house of the boxes dating from 1488 and decorated in Baroque style in 1733. Look for more mural paintings at the house in Hausgenossen at 34.He saw in the historical museum.The two-hour lap tour the stories of the old city in Basel explores the oldest parts of the city with an experienced guide that will explain the local history and highlight the points of interest, stopping in major tourist destinations, such as Basler Münster, Rathaus and Fântâna Tinguly.The tour focuses on the rich history of the area and the varied architecture.
Kunstmuseum, improved by the added exhibition space of an 2015 wing, is considered the best collection of paintings in Switzerland, representing both old and modern art.On the first floor are the old masters and a collection of French and Dutch paintings.These include Heilsspiegeltar (Mirror of Salvation Altar) of the fifteenth century by Konrad Witz, portraits from the sixteenth century Holbein the Young, the crucifixion of Mathias Grünewald and David Rembrandt with the head of Goliath from 1627.Surrealists from the 19th and 20th centuries.You will find major works of Gauguin, Van Gogh, Corot, Cézanne, Braque, Picasso, Kandinsky, Léger, Chagall, Klee, Dali, Max Ernst and others, together with subsequent works and special exhibitions.
Foundation Beyeler was created by collectors Ernst and Hildy Beyeler, opened in 1997 to allow the public to enjoy a vast personal collection of modernist classical art.Among the arts exhibited are an amazing number of works by both Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, including drawings, paintings and sculpture.There are also several sculptures of Alberto Giacometti and Max Ernst and a variety of works of famous artists, including Georges Seurat, Marc Chagall, Marlene Dumas, Paul Klee and Vincent Van Gogh.The collection also includes pieces from the travels of the world Beyelers in Africa, Oceania and Alaska.The museum is located in a wonderful park, hosted in a building designed by architect Renzo Piano.
The Jean Tinguely Museum contains the largest collection of the work of this influential Swiss artist due to a generous donation of his widow of Saint Phalle, as well as the contributions of other collectors.The collection includes Tinguel's sculptures and drawings, as well as an extended library of documents and photos.The museum also hosts visiting facilities that change every three months, focusing on artists who have inspired Tinguel, as well as the work of contemporary artists.The building that houses the collection was designed by the famous architect Mario Botta.
The central point of the old city is Marktplatz, where you will continue to find the daily colorful market that sells local products, flowers and food specialties.Domaining the market is Basel Rathaus bright red, with a colorful painted facade.The main building with arches is in the late Burgundian Gothic style dating from 1504 to 1521;The new wing on the left and the high right tower are supplements from the 19th century.The clock dates from the origins of the building, the work of the Wilhelms master from 1511 to 1512. Make sure you step in the beautiful yard to see the mural paintings, restored from the originals 1608-11.The statue, from 1574, on the outer scale represents the legendary founding of the city, Munatius Plancus.You can also see the two chambers of the Council, region -sin, with its impressive wooden, and grossratsaal panels, decorated with 15 Swiss cantons.
Dating from 1370, the wash is a fortified gate that marks the end of the old city.The gate of the city, once was part of the walls of the old city, remained alone since their destruction in 1866. Look to the left of the gate to find a postcard from the beginning of the 19th century with the emblem of the Pigeon from Basel.Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church) was rebuilt in the fifteenth century, but the Board is from a previous building from the fourteenth century.There are frescoes in the Eberler chapel and naos.Adiacent is the university, with a botanical garden that was founded in the sixteenth century, one of the oldest in the world.
Because Basel is on the international border, some of its suburbs have spread to Germany and France.The same thing happens with the Museum of Vitra Design, which, although considered an institution in Basel, is on a five -minute train journey just across the German border on the center of Basel.By any measure, it is one of the most important design museums in the world.The building itself is a landmark, designed by the Canadian architect Frank O. Gehry.Inside are changing exhibitions - two or three every year - examining current and historical design trends and themes.Displays are amazing and challenging, often inviting to interactions.
The large zoo in Basel is known with affection as Zolli by the locals.Founded in 1874 with 510 European animals, today the zoo is more known for the exotic species.With predators, primates, mammals, reptiles, birds and aquatic life, the population ranges from high elephants, the latter now enjoying a new enclosure for elephants added in 2015, with pools, showers and a savanna environment.The lion's premises and the monkey house are culminating points, together with the penguins of Vivariu, which also hosts fish and reptiles.The steer hosts both indigenous and exotic birds and prey birds.The zoo was a great success in the reproduction of rhinos and cheetahs.
