Tag: Basel
Basel, Switzerland’s Town Hall at 500 years!
The Town Hall in Basel, Switzerland is not a modest affair. Its imposing red tower has dominated the Marktplatz since the beginning of the...
Basel museums turn “night into day”
Each January, Basel-area museums and cultural institutions turn "night into day" with a program of exhibitions, short tours, readings, concerts, workshops, games, stories and...
Vogel Gryff–only in (Klein)basel, Switzerland!
The January tradition called Vogel Gryff is the day when Kleinbasel--that smaller part of town on the north side of the Rhine--gives Gross Basel...
An Advent tradition: Basel’s Wish Book
For the past twenty years, the Basler Wunschbuch (Basel Wish Book) has been part of the city's Christmas celebrations. The book is an open...
The quiet pleasures of a Basel Christmas
It's Christmas in Basel. Holiday markets closed two days ago, and within 24 hours, all evidence of holiday bustle was gone. How Swiss! For...
A Basel Christmas: Münsterplatz
Christmas in Basel attracts visitors from all over the world--more than 1/2 million of them. Since 2011, the Christmas market at Münsterplatz, Basel's best...
A Basel Christmas: Barfüsserplatz
The Christmas market at Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz in Basel is one of the prettiest and largest in Switzerland. Many Christmas markets were originally set...
Basel, Switzerland–on Cathedral Hill
Basel's ancient heart brings out my inner historian. The Old Town is intact and compact, draped across three sentinel hills and along both sides...
Are you ready to photograph fireworks?
National holidays present photographers with opportunities for capturing great images of fireworks, along with the usual challenges of night photography, compounded by crowds, moving...
Summertime dining al fresco in Basel, Switzerland
As soon as spring ushers in the promise of longer days, many Basel area restaurants set tables out on the pavement, creating a boulevard...