Grüezi / Hallo
How locals say hello in Basel
June (Art Basel) and December (Christmas market)
Basel sits at the border of France, Germany, and Switzerland — you can walk between three countries in an afternoon. The free Rhine swimming culture in summer is unmissable.
The Romans established a fort called Basilia on the Rhine bend around 44 BC, guarding a strategic river crossing. In 1431, the Council of Basel — one of the great reforming councils of the Catholic Church — met here, briefly making it the centre of Christendom. The University of Basel, founded in 1460, became one of Europe's foremost humanist institutions: Erasmus lived, taught, and died here. The city's tradition of intellectual and artistic openness persists in its extraordinary density of world-class museums.
Basel hosts Art Basel, the world's most prestigious contemporary art fair, every June — transforming the city into the global art capital for one week.
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