Christmas in Basel
The pre-Christmas period in Basel is something quite special. Year by year, the city on the Rhine decorates itself even more beautifully and lavishly for Advent.
Anyone strolling through the atmospheric Old Town will see the lovingly decorated houses and the festively decorated show windows and will be enchanted by Basel’s sensuality.
Not only the streets and squares of the city centre are filled with magnificent lights, but the shops and numerous façades also radiate with their festive Christmas decorations. Basel’s Christmas street is considered to be the longest in Europe.
In the heart of the city centre, ensconced in the pre-Christmas decorations in the Old Town, is the oldest Christmas market in Switzerland. At around 100 brightly lit stalls and wooden houses, dealers and handicraft workers from across Switzerland and the region offer their wares from the end of November until Christmas.
And be sure to visit the Johann Wanner House, which is world famous for its range of Christmas ornaments.
In the heart of the city centre, ensconced in the pre-Christmas decorations in the Old Town, is the oldest Christmas market in Switzerland. At around 100 brightly lit stalls and wooden houses, dealers and handicraft workers from across Switzerland and the region offer their wares from the end of November until Christmas.
And be sure to visit the Johann Wanner House, which is world famous for its range of Christmas ornaments.
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