As many tourist sights in Basel are located close to each other, the city is perfect for walking. A good start is following the road Tiergartenrain past the Zoologisher Garten, and into Arnold-Böcklin-Strasse. Continue to Schützenmattpark, a nice park where people walk their dogs, jog around the path, have picnic in the grass or relax on one of the benches, reading a good book.
From the park, follow Schützenmattstrasse, turn right into Spalenvorstadt and make a left into Petersgraben. After a few minutes you will reach the beautiful St. Peters Church at Peterskirchplatz, a quiet oasis with high trees.
Take a left, follow Petersgasse to Blumenrain and turn into Sankt-Johanns-Rheinweg by the river Rhine. To the right, just where the street turns, is the smaller Drei-König-Weglein. Follow this way along the water as far as possible and you will get a beautiful view over the river and Basel’s many bridges.
The Old Town is not far from this spot. Continue to the central Marktgasse and keep on to Marktplatz (Market Square). Don’t miss Freie Strasse to the south, a pedestrian street with lots of great shops and cafés.
From there, walk to Augustinergasse by the river and admire the pretty Basilisk Fountain. The Old Town is extremely walking-friendly.
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