Rhine Swimming
Swimming in the Rhine is a Basel summer tradition: locals put their clothes in a waterproof "Wickelfisch" bag, enter the river upstream, and float downstream through the city center past the Minster and the old town. Free.
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Basel Old Town
Basel’s old town sits on a hill above the Rhine, a compact area of half-timbered houses, the red sandstone Minster (free entry, views from the terrace over the Rhine into France and Germany), and the painted Town Hall (Rathaus) on the Marktplatz. Free to walk. The Pfalz terrace behind the Minster has a free Rhine view. Budget travelers arrive by cheap Flixbus, walk the old town, and stand in a city where three countries meet.
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Before you go
- Address
- Rheinsprung, 4089 Basel
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