Basilea, the last port

The important city of Basilea is found in the border between Germany and Swiss. It understands a series of cities as Saint - Louis, Huningue and Weil am Rhein, Lörrach and Baden Württemberg. Is a seafaring city and is the last accessible port for ships in the river Rhin. Besides it counts on the waterfalls of the Rhine, that impedes that the ships surpass that port. (to see hotels in Germany)



Due to the defensive importance that has always had the city the Romans created the settlement of August Raurica. The first document written that does mention to the city stems from the year 374 ad. Subsequently it was occupied by the Franks and in the year 1,000 acquires the status of City free inside the Sacred Germanic Empire. Later the strategic situation that possesses in the river Rhin did that were an important center of the Christendom and geopolitical. The apparition of the protestant religion became a center it of theology and of theological production of this religion, with the production of the “Bible of the Bear” of which at present still five copies in very good state in the Library of the University are conserved of Basilea. In the year 1883 the canton of Basilea is divided into those of Basilea Countryside and Basilea City. There cheap hotels can be obtained.

Culturally speaking the city is one of those of first order inside Europe and has been of concern several times by the title of European “Capital of the Culture”. Besides it has a long tradition as for the choirs competitions organization, organizing the in year 2007 a Festival of Choruses in which they were the main course the Chorus of the Singing Children of Basilea. The Carnival of Basilea is one of the main attractions of this city, being one of the most noticeable of Switzerland and great quantity of visitors responds each year, so much since other regions of Switzerland and Europe, to participate in the celebrations. Another of the appointments that gather great quantity of spectators is the Art Basel, international sample of modern art that is carried out with annual frequency, being one of the most important of Europe and of the world.