Basel’s little airport has big ambitions
March 27, 2025
Expansion is planned to double the tri-country airport’s capacity
Expansion is planned to double the tri-country airport’s capacity
As in many other cities, the modern found a home in Basel around the turn of the last century, but produced some unique blends with earlier styles.
Six days a week, the Marktplatz in front of the town hall in Basel, Switzerland is buzzing with customers and vendors buying food, flowers and
Basel is home to a wide variety of fountains, some whimsical, some serious, and all a part of the city’s fabric. Here are some of PHeymont’s favorites.
Here and there around the city, Paul Heymont encountered the remnants of Basel’s medieval city walls.
PHeymont finds an unusual and historic church in Basel whose huge windows and concrete walls give it rainbow color.
Basel’s annual pre-Lent carnival, yodeling and a wine festival have all been nominated by Switzerland as UNESCO intangible cultural heritages.
No one really knows where it started, but it’s spread all over the world in the past few years—”Love Locks” snapped onto railings, especially on
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it’s just a short stop—you can’t do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It’s sort of like the New York Times’ “36 Hours In…” series, and…
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that’s taken place in front of the city’s Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The…
Expansion is planned to double the tri-country airport’s capacity
As in many other cities, the modern found a home in Basel around the turn of the last century, but produced some unique blends with earlier styles.
Six days a week, the Marktplatz in front of the town hall in Basel, Switzerland is buzzing with customers and
Basel is home to a wide variety of fountains, some whimsical, some serious, and all a part of the city’s fabric. Here are some of PHeymont’s favorites.
Here and there around the city, Paul Heymont encountered the remnants of Basel’s medieval city walls.
PHeymont finds an unusual and historic church in Basel whose huge windows and concrete walls give it rainbow color.
Basel’s annual pre-Lent carnival, yodeling and a wine festival have all been nominated by Switzerland as UNESCO intangible cultural heritages.
No one really knows where it started, but it’s spread all over the world in the past few years—”Love Locks”
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it’s just a short stop—you can’t do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It’s sort of like the New York Times’ “36 Hours In…” series, and…
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that’s taken place in front of the city’s Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The…