Autumn in Basel

The city’s many public green and open spaces make Basel a pretty destination for a day out, even in autumn. The people of Basel are now enjoying the last warming rays of sunshine at the buvettes along the Rhine.

Autumn ideas

Herbstmesse Basel

28.10–12.11.2023

Autumn fair

This huge amusement fair has a history dating back around 550 years and is spread over seven of the city’s squares and a hall at the trade fair centre.

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Restaurant

Taverne Johann

In addition to individual aperitif compositions with selected harmonious wines, the offer includes hot pots, i.e. simple but refined stews from the pot. Taverne Johann adheres to the nose-to-tail philosophy, even making their own sausages, dried meats and pies.

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Die Villa Merian, die ehemalige Sommerresidenz des Ehepaars Merian, liegt eingebettet in die wunderschönen Merian Gärten und ist heute ein Restaurant. // Villa Merian, the former summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Merian, nestles in the beautiful Merian Gardens and is now a restaurant.

Parks and gardens

Shopping
Der Rehberger-Weg verknüpft über eine Länge von rund fünf Kilometern zwei Länder, zwei Gemeinden, zwei Kulturinstitutionen – und unzählige Geschichten. Er verläuft zwischen Weil am Rhein und Riehen, zwischen der Fondation Beyeler und dem Vitra Campus. /// The Rehberger Trail, which is around 5 km long, links two countries, two communities and two cultural institutions – and tells countless stories along the way. It connects the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein with the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen.

Rehberger-Weg
Ob Dinosaurier oder Tintenfische, Ameisen oder Schmetterlinge: Im Naturhistorischen Museum gibt es viel zu bestaunen. / Whether dinosaurs or squids, ants or butterflies: There is much to admire in the Natural History Museum.

Current exhibitions
Innenarchitektur und Einrichtung im Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel. / Interior design and furnishing in the Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel.

When it rains in Basel
Das Restaurant Hasenburg am Andreasplatz.

Traditional restaurants in Basel

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