Basel - Binningen

This is a view of the northern part of Basel across the Rhine.

Basel is Switzerland's second largest city and its many museums are testament to the high value its citizens have traditionally placed on art and scholarship.

The geographical curve in the river here is known as the Rhine knee - the river changes its east-west direction to flow north-south, where it flows along the borders of France and Germany.


I'm in Basel during the first of a 2-week Autumn Fair.  This has been run for over 500 years and the ancient squares come alive with all kinds of festive activities.

I've enjoyed seeing the masters Basel's public art gallery, the Kunstmuseum where I looked particularly at Picasso, Cézanne, and some very early religious icons.

There's a nicely-placed Rodin in the entrance.

At the Münster, the painstaking work of restoration goes on, preserving tombstones and memorials to the city's famous residents.