If you are going to Basel for the first time and have a friend who lives there, suggest “am Barfi bei den Telefonkabinen” (on Barfi by the payphones) as a meeting point. The locals will be blown away by your knowledge. Barfi is the affectionate nickname for Barfüsserplatz, one of the liveliest and friendliest public spaces in this part of Europe. And the payphones… well, you can’t miss them. This is the place everybody meets up in Basel.

The best time to visit Basel February, so you can catch Fasnacht, the carnival with a long local tradition.

Don’t miss the Tinguely fountain in front of the Theater.

I’ll tell you more about Basel when I have time. This is one of my top 5 places in Europe.