With the free Basel Audio Tours app, a walk through the old town becomes a listening experience! Well-known personalities from Basel's history accompany you on five exciting tours - they tell stories with humor, anecdotes and historical depth.

Whether humanist, artist or alchemist - each voice brings its own perspective on the city, brings historical places to life and invites you to rediscover Basel and its neighborhoods. In entertaining articles about their lives, they comment on their surroundings and favorite places and take you on a journey through time.
Basel Audio Tours combines in-depth knowledge with modern technology and enables a new way of experiencing the city - entertaining, interactive and completely flexible in terms of time.

THE TOURS AT A GLANCE

? Erasmus of Rotterdam, the most important humanist of his time, accompanies you to the most historic place in Basel: the Münsterhügel.

? Paracelsus, the doctor and alchemist, takes you on an energetic tour from the Münsterhügel to the Spalenhügel, where the Pharmacy Museum awaits you at the end.

⚙️ Jean Tinguely, the mischievous inventor of moving art, lets you see Basel through his playful, ironic eyes - from the vibrant center of the old town to the quiet Spalenhügel.

?️ Irène Zurkinden, the freedom-loving painter and cosmopolitan, accompanies you on an inspiring walk over the Spalenhügel, past her former studio to the Spalentor.

? Hans Holbein the Younger, the celebrated master of Renaissance portrait art, takes you to artistic Basel - from the art museum across both banks of the Rhine to lively Kleinbasel.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
- 5 varied tours through Basel's old town
Exciting stories and personalities
- Historically based content, lively, entertaining and clearly told
- Optional: Augmented reality elements in the Erasmus tour for even more immersion
- Ideal for locals and guests from home and abroad (available in German, English, French and Italian)
- Freely selectable routes with different durations

PRACTICAL FOR ON THE GO:
The tours last between 60 and 120 minutes, all start centrally at the market square (corner of Freie Strasse) and can be experienced at your own pace. The app is free and can be used offline and is suitable for both individuals and small groups.