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Visiting Basel, Switzerland


Located on the Rhine River near the borders of France and Germany, Basel contains the country's highest concentration of museums. The culture-centric city, site of the world's most influential art market each June, is also home to the lovely Munster Cathedral, made of red sandstone with a multi-colored tile roof. Green spaces abound, including the popular zoological gardens in the city center. Switzerland's largest site of Roman ruins, Augusta Raurica, are an easy day trip to the east.

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Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
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Nov
46°F 7°C
34°F 1°C
Dec
40°F 4°C
29°F -1°C
Jan
39°F 3°C
27°F -2°C
Feb
43°F 6°C
29°F -1°C
Mar
52°F 11°C
34°F 1°C
Apr
58°F 14°C
38°F 3°C
Extended Forecast
Sunday
22 Nov
Hi:
55°F 12°C
Lo:
37°F 2°C
Monday
23 Nov
Hi:
50°F 10°C
Lo:
46°F 7°C
Tuesday
24 Nov
Hi:
53°F 11°C
Lo:
41°F 5°C

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Hotel Victoria

4 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
21 Nov 2009

we really enjoyed our stay here. great big room and bathroom. very clean and and lovely staff more

Ramada Plaza Basel And Conference Center

4 of 5 stars
Windsor, UK
20 Nov 2009

Initial room given hadn't been cleaned, but front desk moved me to a different room giving me a complementary drink voucher, and followed up with a phone call to make sure new room was okay. Very...more

Bildungszentrum 21 Hotel

1 of 5 stars
Tel Aviv Israel
18 Nov 2009

We found it just too bad, that the staff had this terrible attitude. The location was ok, although next time we would be closer to the city center. We chose the hotel because we thought the park would...more

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