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An exhibition at Riehen’s
modern-art museum, the
Fondation Beyeler

east of Basel, at the confluence
of the Ergolz and the Rhine. It
was founded in 27 BC and at
EXPERIENCE Northern Switzerland EXPERIENCE MORE people. By about AD 350,
its height in about AD 200 it
had a population of 20,000
the town had been largely
destroyed by the Alemani,
a northern tribe.
Carefully excavated,
Augusta Raurica is now a
large and fascinating open-
air museum. The site includes

theatres, baths and sewers,
as well as a forum and
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numerous houses.
some 200 pieces. These were
Riehen art collectors who acquired restored temples, amphi-
Some of the many objects
put on public display in 1997,
in a building designed by the unearthed during excavations
! C2 £ v ∑ riehen.ch
Italian architect Renzo Piano. are displayed in the excellent
The charming town of Riehen, Most of the paintings in the Römermuseum. They include
northeast of Basel, is filled collection date from the late a hoard of late antique silver
with smart villas and old 19th and 20th centuries. discovered at the foot of the
country houses, and has Among them are Impressionist town’s fortress. The recon-
much to interest visitors. paintings by Monet, works by struction of a Roman house
Wettsteinhaus, the Cézanne, Van Gogh, Picasso furnished with pieces found
residence of a 17th-century and Matisse, and canvases by at the site illustrates daily life
mayor, now houses the Miró, Mondrian, Bacon, Rothko, in the town.
Spielzeugmuseum. This Warhol and other major
superb toy museum contains artists of the 20th century. Römermuseum
exhibits ranging from toy A selection of artifacts from "' ⌂ Giebenacherstrasse
trains and tin cars to dolls and other parts of the world, 17, Augst § 061 816 22 22
board games, some dating including Africa and Oceania, # 10am–5pm daily
back to the 19th century. Also complements the paintings.
here are the Dorfmuseum,
which documents daily life in Spielzeugmuseum, 6
Riehen in 1900, and the Dorfmuseum and
Rebbaumuseum, devoted to Rebbaumuseum Zofingen
the local winemaking industry. " ⌂ Baselstrasse 34 ! D3 n Kirchplatz 26;
Riehen’s largest museum is # 11am–5pm Mon & www. zofingen.ch
the exceptional Fondation Wed–Sun ∑ spielzeug
Beyeler. It was set up by Hilda museumriehen.ch Zofingen, in the canton of
and Ernst Beyeler, prodigious Aargau, is a charming town
Fondation Beyeler with a history that goes back
"-= ⌂ Baselstrasse 101 to the 12th century. Its well-
INSIDER TIP # 10am–6pm daily (to 8pm preserved old town is
Storytime Wed) ∑ fondationbeyeler.ch surrounded by a green belt
As well as craft-making laid out along the course of
drop-in sessions, the the former fortifica tions.
Spielzeugmuseum 5 Almost all the town’s sights
hosts frequent story- are clustered around three
telling events that take Augusta Raurica neighbouring squares, Alter
even the youngest Postplatz, Kirchplatz and
visitors on a journey ! C2 £ @ g ∑ augusta­ Niklaus-Thut-Platz.
through songs, rhymes raurica.ch In the centre of Alter
and engaging activities. The Roman town of Augusta Postplatz is a historic arcaded
Raurica lies 11 km (7 miles) market hall that is still used
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