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Basel Fasnacht Carnival Walk

Basel Fasnacht Carnival Walk

Basel · Switzerland

6 stops3.0 km36 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Quizzes
  • Offline

Follow Basel Fasnacht from glowing lanterns and playful movement to the organisations and public spaces that give the carnival its presence in Basel. At each stop, you will see a different part of the celebration, from a museum display to a fountain, a cultural museum, carnival organisations and a lively square. Take this walk to enjoy the visual energy of Fasnacht while getting closer to the people and places that help shape it.

The walk

  1. Laternenausstellung an der Basler Fasnacht

    Laternenausstellung an der Basler Fasnacht

    Museum of the Basel Carnival lantern exhibition in Basel, Switzerland

  2. Tinguely Fountain

    Tinguely Fountain

    Tinguely Fountain is an attraction in Basel, Switzerland.

  3. Museum of Cultures Basel

    Museum of Cultures Basel

    A former monastery site turned Swiss ethnographic museum, shaped by collectors, changing names and cultures.

  4. Basler Fasnachtscomite

    Basler Fasnachtscomite

    Basler Fasnachtscomite is a tourism attraction in Basel, Switzerland.

  5. Basler Fasnachtsgesellschaft Schnurebegge 1926

    Basler Fasnachtsgesellschaft Schnurebegge 1926, an attraction in Basel, Switzerland.

  6. Messeplatz

    Messeplatz

    Basel’s trade-show heart, where a fairground becomes a canvas for public art.

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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  • The unglamorous things

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