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Photo: Tourist-Information Rheinfelden (Baden), Dr.Martin Schulte-Kellinghaus
Sunrise in the minster crypt
Every year more and more people gather on the Pfalz, the terrace in front of the Basler Minster, on the morning of June 21st to witness the sunrise. On a clear day the summer solstice delivers an impressive show which is followed by a short celebration in the minster crypt. Shortly after five thirty the red sphere of the sun rises over the hills of the Hohen Möhr in the Black Forest. Following a direct line over St. Martin's Church in Riehen and St. Theodor's Church in Kleinbasle, the first rays of sunlight hit the chestnut trees in the Pfalz and continue, refracted by the leaves, through the central window in the minster choir. They shine through into the crypt, the original burial place of the Basler bishops, and cast a bright spot of light on the the opposite wall - an impressive phenomena that is certainly not a coincidence. Churches and chapels were often built on the site of ancient or prehistoric places of worship and these in turn were often positioned according to the celestial calender. The Basler Minster is built on the site of a Celtic Oppidum.
Tourist Information Office:
Tourist & Hotel Information im Bahnhof SBB und im Stadt-Casino am Barfüsserplatz
+41 (0)61/2686868
Tips:
- Old Town
- Town hall
- Zoo
Opening times
Sommer: Mo – Fr 10h – 17h Sa 10h – 16h So und Feiertag 11.30h – 17h
Winter: Mo – Sa 11h – 16h So und Feiertag 11.30h – 16h
Führungen:
mit Anmeldung bei Basel Tourismus Guided Tours
Aeschenvorstadt 36
+41 (0)61/2686832
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The Danube Cycle Route or D-Route 6 runs from Weil am Rhein along the rivers Rhine and Danube to Passau at the Austrian border.
The Rhine Cycle Route or D-Route 8 runs along the Rhine on German territory from Lake Constance to the Dutch border.
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