Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM CET
Do you know Basel?
Come and explore together with us the city of art & medicine and enjoy the first taste of Christmas at the biggest Christmas market in Switzerland.
We'll make a big walking loop covering the harbour at the rhine river, the campus of Novartis , the old town , the art museum and of course the differents Christmas market in town. I'll tell you some fact and stories about the history of Basel so you'll better understand the third biggest city of Switzerland.
The walking time will be around 3 hours and we'll make several stopps for food at the Christmas markets and at two museum to warm up in between. Here is the detailed plan:
We meet in Basel SBB (Swiss train station) at 10:00 (Treffpunkt inside the main hall, next to the big wall painting "Vierwaldstättersee ")
10:14 tram ride to Weil am Rhein (Germany)
10:30 Walk over the 3 country bridge to France along the harbour to the Novartis Campus.
11:00 warm up in the Novartis Pavillon and learn about the production of medicine and how treatments will change in the near future
12:00 walk to the old town with explanations to the history and sights
13:00 individual lunch at the Christmas market Barfüsserplatz
14:00 walk to the Tinguley fountain and to the art museum
14:30 warm up by visiting the famous art museum
16:00 walk to the Rhine ferry and sail to Kleinbasel
17:00 Mulled wine tasting at the Christmas market Rheingasse , Kleinbasel
18:00 walk over the Rathaus square to Christmas market at the Cathedral
18:30 finishing at the Christmas market, Münsterplatz with individual dinner at the stands
Costs :
tram ride Basel 4.20
Novartis Pavillon 10.-
Kunsthaus Basel 30.-
if you feel the price to high for the short visit - opposite is the Kunsthalle for 12.-
Rhine ferry 2.-
Christmas market food & drinks
Germany & France:
please bring your ID or passport