Fountains of Basel
Basel is home to a wide variety of fountains, some whimsical, some serious, and all a part of the city’s fabric. Here are some of PHeymont’s favorites.
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Basel is home to a wide variety of fountains, some whimsical, some serious, and all a part of the city’s fabric. Here are some of PHeymont’s favorites.
Switzerland is not the country you think of when you think of wild street carnivals, with masked dancers and bright colors, but in Basel, Fasnacht,
No one really knows where it started, but it’s spread all over the world in the past few years—”Love Locks” snapped onto railings, especially on
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it’s just a short stop—you can’t do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It’s sort of like the New York Times’ “36 Hours In…” series, and…
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that’s taken place in front of the city’s Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The…
Artistic taste, perhaps, but not very tasty! These kids are admiring a market table of fruits and vegetables…all cast in bronze! We ran into this in the cloister garden of the Basel Munster (cathedral). So far, all I have found in explanation is…
Basel is home to a wide variety of fountains, some whimsical, some serious, and all a part of the city’s fabric. Here are some of PHeymont’s favorites.
Switzerland is not the country you think of when you think of wild street carnivals, with masked dancers and bright
No one really knows where it started, but it’s spread all over the world in the past few years—”Love Locks”
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it’s just a short stop—you can’t do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It’s sort of like the New York Times’ “36 Hours In…” series, and…
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that’s taken place in front of the city’s Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The…
Artistic taste, perhaps, but not very tasty! These kids are admiring a market table of fruits and vegetables…all cast in bronze! We ran into this in the cloister garden of the Basel Munster (cathedral). So far, all I have found in explanation is…