What to see in Basel

Basel highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Red town hall

   With a painted façade.

2. Fondation Beyeler

   Modern art in a building by Renzo Piano.

3. Cathedral

   With views of the Rhine.

4. Rhine ferries

   Little boats that cross the river without an engine.

5. Vitra Campus

   Design and architecture, nearby.

Day trips from Basel

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Basel ★ 4.1 (34 reviews)

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Typical food of Basel

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Basel from your kitchen).

Basler Läckerli

Basel’s biscuits of honey, almonds, spices and candied peel, glazed with sugar. They’ve been made for more than 700 years and are the city’s classic gift.

• Serves 30
• 1 h

Ingredients

• 250 g honey
• 150 g sugar
• 150 g chopped almonds
• 100 g candied orange and lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and a pinch of clove and nutmeg
• 50 ml kirsch
• 300 g flour
• 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
• Glaze: 150 g icing sugar and 3 tablespoons of water or kirsch

How to make it at home

1. Warm the honey with the sugar until dissolved, without boiling.
2. Add the almonds, candied peel, spices and kirsch.
3. Work in the flour with the bicarbonate and knead while warm.
4. Roll the dough out to half a centimetre on baking paper and bake at 200 °C for about 15 minutes.
5. While it’s hot, brush with the glaze and cut into rectangles.

The trick: Cut them while hot: cold, they break.

Frequently asked questions about Basel