SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019

RHINE AND DINE

Cathy Adams and Tom Richell float their boats in Swiss cultural

capital Basel, where it’s all about art and chilling out by the river,

sampling the best in local food and brews

The city’s imposing Munster cathedral dominates the old town skyline (Tom Richell)

If you’ve only heard of Basel in relation to its watches (the annual watch fair, Baselworld, takes place here)
or for the upscale art festival that spawned a global following (Art Basel) – then shame.

This medieval city, buried in the northwest of Switzerland near the borders with France and Germany, has
a quiet, liveable flair to it, with plenty to occupy you on a city break: from the cobbled streets of the old
town to the easy-breezy Rhine river, which residents use as their backyard swimming pool during the
summer.

The Rhine also splits this compact city in half, between Grossbasel (Greater Basel) and Kleinbasel (Lesser
Basel).

Here are the best things to do in Basel.

Float down the Rhine river

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