Great museums and great churches are repositories of vast collections of beautiful objects. The two come together at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has re-created the splendor of the celebrated ...

Relatives and friends of the victims of Monday's Crossair crash near Zurich gathered at Basel Cathedral for a special memorial service today. Two Crossair employees lit candles for each of the ten ...

An exhibition of rare ecclesiastical objects from Basel cathedral is returning to its native city after a successful run at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition, entitled “Treasury of ...

Entry is free. Among several iconic Christmas markets in Basel is the Münsterplatz, held in front of the majestic Munster or Basel Cathedral dating back to 1000 AD. One can climb up the spire of the ...

Commissioned to design new stained-glass windows for Basel’s cathedral, the American artist Brice Marden travelled frequently to the Swiss city, starting in 1978. Over the course of seven years, ...

From fascinating museums and refreshing river swims to captivating historical landmarks, there’s so much to explore in this charming Swiss Rhine city beyond the excitement of the ESC. Basel is often ...

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