Aargau-Basel Region Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Basel which includes a house and street scenes
Basel featuring a pond and street scenes
Aargau-Basel Region
Basel showing a fountain, outdoor art and a statue or sculpture
Photo provided by Basel Tourismus/ Cinerent Open Air AG
Photo provided by Basel Tourismus/ Cinerent Open Air AG

Where to stay in Aargau-Basel Region

Basel showing modern architecture

Basel City Centre

4.5/5(10 area reviews)

Museums, art galleries and historical sites highlight some notable features of Basel City Centre. Make a stop by Basler Muenster or Munsterplatz while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Marktplatz Tram Stop or University Tram Stop to get around town.

Basel City Centre
Basel showing street scenes and a house

Old Town

Museums, art galleries and live music are just a few things travellers like about Old Town. Sights like White and Blue House and Basel Town Hall are spots to explore, and you can get around the greater Basel area at Marktplatz Tram Stop.

Old Town
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Sankt Alban

4/5(2 area reviews)

While visiting Sankt Alban, you might make a stop by sights like St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park.

Sankt Alban
Basel showing street scenes and a house

Altstadt Grossbasel

If you're spending time in Altstadt Grossbasel, you might enjoy attractions like Basel Town Hall and Marktplatz. You might also enjoy the neighbourhood's ample dining options before hopping on the metro at Marktplatz Tram Stop to see more of the city.

Altstadt Grossbasel
Basel Art Museum featuring night scenes and street scenes

Vorstädte

If you're spending time in Vorstädte, you might enjoy attractions like Theater Basel and Basel Art Museum. You might also enjoy the neighbourhood's ample dining options before hopping on the metro at University Tram Stop to see more of the city.

Vorstädte
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Kleinbasel

Kleinbasel is popular for its stunning river views, and you can check out Rhine, a top attraction in the neighbourhood.

Kleinbasel
Radisson Blu Hotel, Basel
Radisson Blu Hotel, Basel
4 out of 5
Steinentorstrasse 25, Basel, BS
The price is AU$310 per night from 21 Mar to 22 Mar
AU$310
includes taxes & fees
21 Mar - 22 Mar
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (383 reviews)
"The only negative was that other guest’s dog lefy 2 piles of geces in the corridet. Someone tried to remove it but left 2 significant feces smears on the carpet. We immediately notified front desk receptionist. Then next morning we told the housekeeper who was aware. The smears remained for our entire ..."

Reviewed on 15 Jan. 2025

Radisson Blu Hotel, Basel
Hotel Märthof Basel
Hotel Märthof Basel
4 out of 5
Marktgasse 19, Basel, BS
The price is AU$486 per night from 4 Mar to 5 Mar
AU$486
includes taxes & fees
4 Mar - 5 Mar
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and a rooftop terrace. Our guests praise the bar and the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (579 reviews)
"The cleanliness of the property was excellent, staff were very pleasant and polite and very helpful"

Reviewed on 14 Feb. 2025

Hotel Märthof Basel
Basel Marriott Hotel
Basel Marriott Hotel
4 out of 5
Messeplatz 25, Basel, BS
The price is AU$279 per night from 21 Mar to 22 Mar
AU$279
includes taxes & fees
21 Mar - 22 Mar
Stay at this 4-star eco-certified hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and 24-hour room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (586 reviews)
Great time!
"Basel is a quaint city. Rooms were clean. Easy public transportation to downtown and zoo. The hotel bar had a great attentive bartender and breakfast was a good spread every day."

Reviewed on 3 Jan. 2025

Basel Marriott Hotel
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Aparthotel Adagio Basel City
Aparthotel Adagio Basel City
4.5 out of 5
Hammerstrasse 46, Basel, BS
Stay at this 4.5-star luxury aparthotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a free area shuttle. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (657 reviews)
"Great location for business or pleasure. Walking distance to downtown, cafes and shopping. Also walking distance to pharma companies, if you are in this business. Rooms are basic, but clean and you have a small kitchenette. I stayed in this hotel twice now, I highly recommend."

Reviewed on 5 Feb. 2025

Aparthotel Adagio Basel City
Aparthotel Adagio Access Saint Louis Bâle
Aparthotel Adagio Access Saint Louis Bâle
3 out of 5
92 Avenue de Bale, Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin
Stay at this 3-star aparthotel in Saint-Louis. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
7.8/10 Good! (759 reviews)
"We stayed for 3 nights in December, the breakfast was good and never busy, staff checking us in wet friendly and polite and spoke multiple languages. The areas itself is ok, it's near a tram stop into the centre of Basel and within close enough proximity to local amenities such as the Co-op to stock ..."

Reviewed on 18 Dec. 2024

Aparthotel Adagio Access Saint Louis Bâle
limehome Basel Münzgasse
limehome Basel Münzgasse
2.5 out of 5
12 Münzgasse, Basel, BS
Stay at this aparthotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and cable TV channels. Popular attractions Basel Zoo and Theater Fauteuil are located ...
8/10 Very Good! (10 reviews)
"This was a great experience. I really liked the downtown area, how easy check-in was, the bed, and my bathroom. Two things I missed were a worktable (the tiny kitchen table was too small) and a bed stand."

Reviewed on 7 Jan. 2025

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Popular places to visit

Basel Zoo showing snow, cuddly or friendly animals and marine life

Basel Zoo

5/5(2 reviews)

Spend hours walking around one of the country’s most impressive zoos .Marvel at the thousands of animals roaming around their large enclosures.

Basel Zoo
Marktplatz

Marktplatz

4.5/5(2 reviews)

You can enjoy retail therapy at Marktplatz during your visit to Basel. Experience the area's museums and art scene.

Marktplatz
Basel showing a city and a river or creek

Basler Muenster

4.5/5(3 reviews)

Admire its exquisite architecture, peer from the towers over the city or just soak up the atmosphere of Basel’s most important house of worship.

Basler Muenster
Basel Art Museum which includes street scenes

Basel Art Museum

Appreciate a vast assortment of impressive works spanning several centuries on the gallery walls of the country’s largest art museum.

Basel Art Museum
Beyeler Foundation

Beyeler Foundation

5/5(2 reviews)

Art enthusiasts set up a foundation to collect modernist pieces in the 1980s. Now, a large complex with a scenic garden hosts the inspiring collection.

Beyeler Foundation
Lenzburg Castle

Lenzburg Castle

You can spend time browsing the exhibits at Lenzburg Castle during your travels in Lenzburg. While in the area, you can find time to visit its spas.

Lenzburg Castle

Cities near Aargau-Basel Region

Weil am Rhein

Weil am Rhein

Photo "Waldshut-Tiengen" by Simisa (CC BY-SA) / Cropped from original
Photo by Simisa (CC BY-SA)

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