Basel, Switzerland – although Basel is not the capital of Switzerland, which is in fact Bern, is the third largest city in Switzerland. With over 175,000 inhabitants, it follows Zurich and Geneva closely. Located at the border triangle, the airport LFSB is already on French territory and Germany is also within close reach.
As the host of the 69th EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2025, an annual international song competition, the attention for this region in particular has grown. With 37 participating nations, international events such as this are becoming considerably more important. Broadcast live on television, all viewers on site and at the television sets, as well as the respective juries, can vote … and 12 points go to …, but unfortunately they are not allowed to vote for their own country. The respective winner will then be the organiser of the next contest next year.
But Basel is much more than that:
- The Swiss Indoors – The ATP Tournament of Basel is a men’s tennis tournament. This third largest indoor tournament takes place in late autumn in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel.
- The Museum Tinguely – an art museum with a permanent exhibition on the life and works of the artist Jean Tinguely.
- The Novartis Pavilion – opened on 30.04.2022, is an exhibition, meeting and event centre that combines learning, knowledge and exchange.
The Roche Tower – is a high-rise building and the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company Roche Holding. This is also the owner and builder of this 178 metre building. Unfortunately, it is not open to the public.
The Basel Carnival – is a cultural event taken place usually in February and March, a mixture of rejoicing and melancholy, dance of death and mummery, chaos and order, music and noise, creativity and craftsmanship, humour and criticism, tradition and modernity. The event kicks off with the so-called morning march, at 4.00 am on the Monday after Ash Wednesday.
Basel Cathedral is one of the city’s main sights and a landmark. With its red sandstone facades, colourful roof tiles and slender steeples, it characterises the cityscape.
The Basel tram is one of the means of public transport that serves the city of Basel and several villages in the surrounding area. Like the cathedral, the tram is also one of the city’s landmarks. Due to its many years of service (now more than a century), it is part of Basel’s heritage.
Other highlights include the many trade fairs and events held throughout the year. For example, the Basel Art Fair (in June), the Basel Autumn Fair and the traditional Christmas market. So, there’s always something going on here in Basel.
