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Basel Self Guided Walking Tour Old Town and Munster
Basel-Stadt
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Basel wears its long history lightly: a medieval gate left standing when the city walls came down, Switzerland's most ornate Gothic fountain, a bright-red Renaissance town hall, an earthquake-scarred cathedral of red sandstone above the Rhine, and a fountain of dancing scrap-metal machines. This self-guided walking tour traces that endlessly reinventive city through its compact old town, from the Spalentor to the Rhine.
Everything runs from your smartphone, with no app to download. You get a clear map of all 9 stops, simple directions, and a short audio story with an interactive quiz at each location. Audio and text come in 7 languages: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese ...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
Audioguide with quizzes about each point of interest along the tour
A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
Access offline. Internet needed on your phone
Meeting Points
Departure
Spalentor
Start your self-guided tour at the entrance of the Spalentor gate. Open your experience nearby and follow the route on your smartphone.
Return
Tinguely Fountain
The tour ends near the Tinguely Fountain on Theaterplatz. Take a moment to enjoy the area before finishing your walk.
Basel Self Guided Walking Tour Old Town and Munster
Basel-Stadt
About
Basel wears its long history lightly: a medieval gate left standing when the city walls came down, Switzerland's most ornate Gothic fountain, a bright-red Renaissance town hall, an earthquake-scarred cathedral of red sandstone above the Rhine, and a fountain of dancing scrap-metal machines. This self-guided walking tour traces that endlessly reinventive city through its compact old town, from the Spalentor to the Rhine.
Everything runs from your smartphone, with no app to download. You get a clear map of all 9 stops, simple directions, and a short audio story with an interactive quiz at each location. Audio and text come in 7 languages: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese ...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
Audioguide with quizzes about each point of interest along the tour
A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
Access offline. Internet needed on your phone
Meeting Points
Departure
Spalentor
Start your self-guided tour at the entrance of the Spalentor gate. Open your experience nearby and follow the route on your smartphone.
Return
Tinguely Fountain
The tour ends near the Tinguely Fountain on Theaterplatz. Take a moment to enjoy the area before finishing your walk.
Itinerary
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Spalen Gate
The tour starts at Basel's grandest surviving medieval city gate, built in red sandstone with two round towers. Listen to the audio story on your phone and answer the on-site quiz before walking into the old town.
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One of Switzerland's most ornate Gothic fountains, standing where Basel's fish market once traded. Your audio guide explains its carved figures, followed by an on-site quiz.
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Mittlere Brucke
Walk out onto Basel's historic Middle Bridge over the Rhine to see the Kappelijoch, the small chapel-shrine standing midway across. Audio story and on-site quiz.
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Martinskirche
Basel's oldest parish church, set on the terrace above the Rhine. Your audio guide covers its long history, followed by an on-site quiz.
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Town Hall
The bright-red Renaissance Rathaus on the Marktplatz, with its painted facade, arcaded courtyard and clock tower. Audio story and on-site quiz.
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The Augustiner Brunnen street fountain on the lane climbing toward the Munster, past the old university quarter. Audio story and on-site quiz.
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Basel Minster
The red sandstone cathedral standing above the Rhine, rebuilt after the 1356 earthquake and now a Basel landmark. Audio story and on-site quiz on the Munsterplatz terrace.
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Barfusserplatz
The lively square at the heart of the old town, named after the former Barefoot Friars' church that still stands on it. Audio story and on-site quiz.
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Tinguely Brunnen
The tour ends at Jean Tinguely's kinetic fountain on Theaterplatz, where welded scrap-metal machines spray and clatter in a shallow basin. Final audio story and quiz.
