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great early civilizations of the becomes the hub of Basel’s
5 "' Mediterranean basin – ancient seasonal festivals. The square
Pharmazie- Greece, Etruria, Rome and is lined with fine buil dings
historisches Egypt. The Greek pieces dat ing from the late 19th
Museum Basel include a fine collection of to the early 20th centuries.
vases from the Archaic to Just to the northeast of
⌂ Totengäslein 3 # 10am–
5pm Tue–Sun ∑ pharmazie the Classical periods, marble the Marktplatz is Mittlere
museum.ch sculpture, bronze figurines, Rheinbrücke. Near the bridge
is a curious, bearded figure, the
pottery, coins and jewellery.
EXPERIENCE Northern Switzerland museum devoted to the his­ impressive. A programme amusing 19th­century mech­
Lällekönig (Tongue King), which
Appropriately for one of the
The collections of Etruscan
has become the symbol of
world’s centres of the pharma­
pottery and Roman and
Basel. It is a static replica of an
ceuticals industry, Basel has a
Egyptian art are equally
ani cal fig ure that rolled its eyes
of well­curated special exhi­
tory of medi cinal chemistry.
and stuck out its tongue at
Among its collection are instru­
bitions is regularly updated.
passers by. The original figure
ments and medicines used by
is in the Historisches Museum.
apoth ecaries through the
ages, and it is located in the
7 \-=
house where Erasmus and
Marktplatz
Paracelsus once lived. There
are also reconstruc tions of a
⌂ Kornhausgasse 8 § 061
Leonhardskirche
pharmacy and a laboratory.
261 95 14 # 2–5pm Mon &
⌂ Kohlenberg # 9am–5pm
Wed, 11am–5pm Sun 8
Tue–Sat
Every weekday morning,
6 "'\= Marktplatz is filled with the The church of St Leonard
Antikenmuseum stalls of a produce market, overlooks the city from its
and on public holidays it hilltop location. It stands on
⌂ St Alban-Graben
# 10am–5pm Tue–Sun
∑ antikenmuseum.ch
Every weekday morning the Marktplatz
Basel’s comprehensive is filled with the stalls of a produce market,
museum of antiquities covers
over 5,000 years of history, and on public holidays it becomes the hub
and is devoted to the four of Basel’s seasonal festivals.

Basel's bustling
Marktplatz, with stalls
setting up for market day
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