Basel Virtual Walk

Take a free virtual walking tour through Basel, Switzerland — home to 178,000 people and one of Europe's most remarkable cities. Nearaway streams immersive 4K street-level footage from Basel, letting you explore its neighbourhoods, culture, and atmosphere from anywhere in the world — no passport, no flights, no account required.

The Romans established a fort called Basilia on the Rhine bend around 44 BC, guarding a strategic river crossing. In 1431, the Council of Basel — one of the great reforming councils of the Catholic Church — met here, briefly making it the centre of Christendom. The University of Basel, founded in 1460, became one of Europe's foremost humanist institutions: Erasmus lived, taught, and died here. The city's tradition of intellectual and artistic openness persists in its extraordinary density of world-class museums.

Basel hosts Art Basel, the world's most prestigious contemporary art fair, every June — transforming the city into the global art capital for one week. The best time to take a virtual walk through Basel is june (art basel) and december (christmas market). Must-try local foods in Basel include Läckerli (spiced biscuit), Mehlsuppe (flour soup), Basler Rüeblitorte (carrot cake). Basel sits at the border of France, Germany, and Switzerland — you can walk between three countries in an afternoon. The free Rhine swimming culture in summer is unmissable.