Basel

The market

Basel's market is spread over Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, with the big pyramid on one and the Minster above the other, and a children's fairy tale forest in between. Theaterplatz adds the Wienachtsdorf with its chalets into January, and the Rheingasse in Kleinbasel has its own Advent street. The Old Town is compact and all of it is on foot.

Also in Basel

• Basler Wienachtsdorf on Theaterplatz (26 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027)
• Adväntsgass in the Rheingasse, Kleinbasel
• Märchenwald for children on Münsterplatz

What to eat and drink

• Glühwein, red or white, at the thirteen metre pyramid
• Raclette and Flammlachs over beech fire
• Feuerzangenbowle and waffles

The local specialty: Basler Läckerli, the honey and spice biscuit Basel has baked since the Middle Ages.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from CHF 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you on Barfüsserplatz, walks you through the market with a Glühwein at the pyramid, up to Münsterplatz and the Minster terrace over the Rhine, down through the Old Town lanes and across the Middle Bridge to Kleinbasel's Adväntsgass, with Läckerli, raclette and the stories of Basel's guilds, its Fasnacht and its Christmas traditions.

• Barfüsserplatz market and the pyramid
• Münsterplatz market and the Minster terrace over the Rhine
• Läckerli, raclette and Flammlachs with a local
• The Middle Bridge and Kleinbasel's Adväntsgass

Your host is a Basel local from the LocalBini network who knows the market on both squares and the Old Town around it.