High-quality exhibition and convention infrastructures

Basel's strength as Switzerland's leading city for trade fairs and conventions, with more than 120000 square metres of exhibition space, is known far beyond the country's borders.

Superb traffic links

These advantages plus excellent traffic links by rail, road and air in the three-nations triangle formed by Switzerland, Germany, and France make the city the perfect choice for any type of event.

Wide cultural and culinary choice

Basels offers a wide range of high quality 3-, 4-, and 5-star hotels, with a total capacity of some 4000 beds. To complete the picture, Basel has about 700 restaurants offering wide choice of gastronomy from all over the world, numerous museums and theatres and its old town whose bars, cafés, and shops invite one to stroll, linger, and shop.

The perfect infrastructure for any event

Basel's modern, high-quality infrastructure, its exhibtion centre (Messe Basel), the new St Jakob Park stadium, its well-established St Jakobshalle, and many generously sized theatres and concert halls meet the most demanding international requirements. The various public halls are equipped with the latest technical installations, offer a wide choice of seating capacity, and are all in easy-to-reach central locations.

Weather

Current weather

We Wednesday 22 May 2013 22.5 cloudy, light rain 10°

Forecast for the next days

Th Thursday 23 May 2013 23.5 mostly cloudy, some rain showers | 11°
Fr Friday 24 May 2013 24.5 sunny spells, chance of rain showers | 11°
Sa Saturday 25 May 2013 25.5 mostly cloudy, some rain showers | 11°
Su Sunday 26 May 2013 26.5 mostly cloudy, some rain showers | 14°
Mo Monday 27 May 2013 27.5 sunny spells, chance of rain showers | 15°

Source: MeteoSwiss