Der Banken-Thriller - Basel Live

Paracelsus Tour
Duration: 60 min., signpost grey on blue. Theophrastus von Hohenheim,
known as Paracelsus (1493–1541), famous physician and alchemist.
Route: Eisengasse, Rheinsprung, Elftausendjungfern-Gässlein, Martinskirchplatz,
Rheinsprung, Augustinergasse, Martinsgasse, Schlüsselberg,
Gerbergasse, Gerbergässlein, Leonhardsberg, Leonhardskirchplatz,
Heuberg, Rümelinsplatz, Schneidergasse, Andreasplatz, Imbergässlein,
Pfeffergässlein, Nadelberg, Totengässlein, Marktplatz.
Erasmus Tour
Duration: 30 min., suitable for wheelchairs, signpost red on blue.
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466 or 1469–1536), Dutch humanist scholar,
in Basel from 1521–29 and from 1535, had many of his works printed
by Froben. Buried in the cathedral.
Route: Eisengasse, Rheinsprung, Augustinergasse, Münsterplatz,
Münsterberg, Freie Strasse, Marktplatz.
Thomas Platter Tour
Duration: 45 min., suitable for wheelchairs, signpost yellow on blue.
Thomas Platter (1499–1582), first Rector of the Basel Latin School.
Route: Sattelgasse, Schneidergasse, Spalenberg, Gemsberg, Heuberg,
Spalenvorstadt, Spalengraben, Petersplatz, Petersgasse, Blumenrain,
Spiegelgasse, Stadthausgasse, Marktplatz.
Hans Holbein Tour
Duration: 90 min., signpost green on blue. Hans Holbein the Younger
(1497/98–1543), German painter and designer, lived and worked in
Basel 1514–26 and 1528–31.
Route: Freie Strasse, Schlüsselberg, Münsterplatz, Rittergasse,
St. Alban-Vorstadt, Mühlenberg, St. Alban-Rheinweg, St. Alban-Tal,
across the Rhine by ferry to the Schaffhauserrheinweg, Theodorsgraben,
Oberer Rheinweg, Rheingasse, Mittlere Brücke, Eisengasse, Marktplatz.
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