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I have been to Geneva for business trips on several occasions, I, also, had the opportunity to visit Basel or Bâle, Found some pictures not yet in my blog and decided they should, do see my other posts, Therefore, here is my take on the curiosities of Basel !!! Hope you enjoy it as I,

 I did stay at the Hilton Basel in city center close to the train station and was very good indeed. A 5-minute walk from the Swiss Museum of Architecture, The building has a health club, complimentary breakfast is served each morning. Serving a wide assortment of dishes, Da Roberto Ristorante and Zum Kuss are approximately 250 meters from the hotel. Also, Basel Zoo is less than 1.2 kilometers away. The hotel is a few steps from the Pathé Küchlin, and 1 km from the city center of Basel. The Bahnhof SBB bus station is 250 meters from the hotel. 13 minutes by car from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg International Airport , and 13 minutes walk from the Cathedral market,

The official Hilton Hotel of Basel : http://hilton-basel.basel-hotels.net/en/#main

I had dinner at Da Roberto , an Italian resto, here I was disappointed, the food was not that great and the service very slow, but the setting is nice with artist movie stars on the walls and near both the train station and hotel.  Very fancy, but did not live up to my culinary expectations which are high.

The official Da Roberto restaurant of Basel : https://www.da-roberto.ch/restaurant/

The RestaurantGuru reviews on Da Roberto (better than mine!) :https://restaurantguru.com/Da-Roberto-Ristorante-Basel

Things to see here me think are the red sandstone Munster , one of the foremost late-Romanesque/early Gothic buildings in the Upper Rhine, was badly damaged in the great earthquake of 1356, rebuilt in the 14C and 15C, It was  extensively reconstructed in the mid-19C and further restored in the late 20C.  A memorial to Erasmus lies inside the Münster. The city is known for its many internationally renowned museums, ranging from the Kunstmuseum, the first collection of art accessible to the public in Europe (1661) and the largest museum of art in the whole of Switzerland, to the Fondation Beyeler. The University of Basel founded in 1460, Switzerland’s oldest university and the city’s centuries long commitment to Humanism. The City Hall from the 16C is located on the Market Square and is decorated with fine murals on the outer walls and on the walls of the inner court. Several Churches and Museum that had no time to see them. Of course, I had to go see the market at markthalle nice displays.

A bit of history I like tell us that Basel has been the seat of a Prince-Bishopic since the 11C , and joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1501 as its eleventh canton . It was the only canton that had been asked to join, not the other way round.  A provision of the Charter accepting Basel required that in conflicts among the other cantons it was to stay neutral and offer its services for mediation. The Duchy of Alemannia fell under Frankish rule in the 6C, and by the 7C, the former bishopric of Augusta Raurica was re-established as the Bishopric of Basel.  At the partition of the Carolingian Empire  Basel was first given to West Francia, but passed to East Francia with the treaty of Meerssen of 870.

The city was plundered and destroyed by a Magyar invasion of 917. The rebuilt city became part of  Upper Burgundy , and as such was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire in 1032. Until the Reformation, Basel was ruled by a Prince -Bishops.  Basel has often been the site of peace negotiations and other international meetings. The Treaty of Basel (1499) ended the Swabian war .Two years later Basel joined the Swiss Confederation. The Peace of Basel in 1795 between the French Republic and Prussia and Spain ended the First Coalition against France during the French revolutionary wars. Because of the Balkan Wars  the Socialist Second International  held an extraordinary congress at Basel in 1912. In 1989, the Basel Convention was opened for signature with the aim of preventing the export of Hazardous waste from wealthy to developing Nations for disposal.

The city of Basel on things to do/see: https://www.bs.ch/en/Portrait/tourism.html

The Basel tourist office on things to do/see: https://www.basel.com/en/places-of-interest

There you go folks, a nice visit overall of Basel , Switzerland. Always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Basel !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!