One of a kind dolls, from Basel based designer, Josianne @Nanikana
Josianne is an expat who makes bespoke, dolls in her new atelier near Tellplatz. She made a bold move, during 2020, when she converted her entire business to making masks during the COVID pandemic.
Things to do this weekend
The online pantomime, where to get great gluehwein, local beer sales and pop-up christmas markets all feature in this mid December 2020 blog post.
A fun day out to Maisprach – wine tasting, a historic flour mill, terrace dinning and much more!
A day out in the little farming and wine producing town of Maisprach for wine tasting, dinner on the terrace, polish pottery, a lovely cafe or visiting a historic flour mill.
Want to learn more about, Swiss traditions, politics, history or food culture, Bergli have a book for your Christmas list
Bergli books the must have guides to Swiss life for newcomers. Here’s my review of some of their best selling editions.
Things to do in Basel – late November
The ferris wheel, Christmas lights, fondue, raclette and combatting the effects of working from home all feature in November 2020 round up of things to do in Basel.
Do you love English rose gardens, scones and cream?
Ettinbühl Gardens located near Bad Bellingen in Germany around 30 mins drive from Basel. They boast an impressive 1,000 variety rose collection plus a 5 hectare garden with 20 different themed zones to wander through. If you are interested in photography the gardens offer a lot of amazing vistas for portraits. Take a picnic blanket in the summer months and while away the hours in the most idyllic setting.
Visit over 300 amazing museums, with the museums pass
The museums pass will get you and your children access to over 300 museums in Switzerland and over the border in France and Germany.
A fabulous day out at Fünfschilling
The Fünfschilling is a restaurant on a vineyard that is tucked away in Fischingen and small village near Binzen in Germany that is around 25 mins drive from Basel. Fünfschilling is a great place to take the entire family to have an inexpensive family meal, to buy reasonably priced wine, spirits and visit their farm shop that is packed full of seasonal fruit and vegetables and other tasty treats. They also have a wonderful playground for kids and some really yummy cakes.
The very beautiful Merian Gärten
What better way to spend a few hours on a Summer or Autumn day than wandering around the immaculate, beautiful and vast Merian Gärten in Basel. Villa Merian was gifted to Christoph Merian on his wedding day in 1824 by his father. The villa was used as Christoph and his wife Margaretha Burckhardt as a summer residence and was gifted to the Christoph Merian Stiftung in 1886. In 1968 the Christoph Merian Stiftung gave Merian Gärten to Basel City so, we can all say we own a small piece of this amazing house and garden.
Summertime drinks on the terrace
Basel summertime bring the chance to have afterwork drinks, to enjoy the last rays of sunshine before sunset or at the weekend, spending time lounging on one of Basel’s terraces or enjoyed at one of the many pop-up buvettes.