Guide to the city and region of Basel, annually updated. With City Map. Content: General Information (site/climate, history, politics, administration, statistics, holidays, dialect, festivals/customs). Shopping, restaurants, hotels. Places of interest (historical walk through Basel, noble residences, city gates, bridges, fountains, architecture today). Getting around (by public transportation, on foot/by bicycle, by car, by ferries, river boats, train, airplane). City of culture (libraries, music, theater, museums with detailed informations). Recreation. leisure, sports. Practical addresses and phone numbers. Excursions in the Basel region.