Basel (Basle)
This the 3rd city of Switzerland with around 160.000 inhabitants. The city lies in the north-west and is crossed by the river Rhine. Basel is the industrial center for chemical and pharmaceutical companies. The language widely spoken is a kind of German (Swiss German), but as the international industry is all around you will hear many languages in the street, like (hoch) German, Italian, French and even now and then English. On a sunny afternoon go to the Unterer Rheinweg along the Rhine to sit with the locals and watch the sunset enjoying a local beer or in autumn a portion of Heisi Marradoni (hot roasted chestnuts)
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How to get here
You can directly fly in through the Basel-Mulhouse airport which actually lies on French soil, but has two exits (and customs): one to French and one to Switzerland. You choose simply the queue where you want to go. Rental cars are readily available (with navigation system). Also by taxi or public transport you can go to town. Public transport is extremely well organized and considered very save.
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Where to stay
Basel is not a very convenient starting point for the Alps, but for the Jura and even for the Schwarz Wald (if you can easily enter Europe on your passport) it is good especially if you want to stay in a bigger town. There is also a lot of small hotels in the country side what can save you some money and enhance your Swiss experience.
We stayed in the Dorint An-der-Messe, close to Bad-Bahnhof station on one side and 2 streets away of the northern part of the old center on the other side. The hotel offers, included in the rate, a mobility ticket that gives you free of charge access to public transport.
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