Basel and its museums

From factory buzz to river hush, the day pivots just 25 km away: Basel has nurtured public collections since the 15th century. The Kunstmuseum traces acquisitions back to 1661; the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen shows Rothko, Bacon, and Giacometti in a Renzo Piano building; the old town slopes toward the Mittlere Brücke. Architecture fans clock the tramlines against Herzog & de Meuron signatures—VitraHaus in nearby Weil am Rhein, the Schaulager in Münchenstein, and Messe Basel’s ringed oculus locals simply call “the hole.”

After that, it’s effortless: hotel pick-up in Mulhouse, a Mercedes at your disposal, and a smooth rotation of visits and breaks while your driver handles routes, parking, and timing. In Basel, our private chauffeur for Alsace knows quieter Kunstmuseum windows, can secure timed Beyeler tickets, waits while you lunch at Zum goldenen Fass or Volkshaus, then swings by the Tinguely Museum or a Rhine Fähri crossing before an unhurried return, perhaps with a Markthalle coffee stop.