Friday, 23 August 2024 A "walk and talk surrounded by art" for members & friends W+ B with a visit to the sculpture park, including a unique art exhibition: "The hurried mind comes to rest" It was a great walk and enjoyed by all. The weather was not too hot so...
A Stroll Through Basel’s Hardwald
by Wohnen+ Basel | May 16, 2024 | Blogs
Members and friends of W+B gathered early yesterday afternoon for the latest in our series of local walks in the Basel region. Hardwald forest, a peaceful wooded oasis and a popular local recreation area on the outskirts of Basel, is just a short way upstream from the...
The Jewish Museum of Switzerland – more than just a visit
by Claude Sanford | May 13, 2024 | Blogs
13 March, 2024 Article written by Andrew Craven Today, members and friends of the W+ B Verein enjoyed the singularly moving experience of a visit to unique museum in Basel. Enjoyed isn’t quite the right word, since so much of Jewish history has been shrouded in...
Excursion to the “Petite Camargue Alsacienne”
by Wohnen+ Basel | May 7, 2023 | Blogs
The "Petite Camargue Alsacienne" is located in the floodplain forests of the Rhine. In addition to the approximately 174 species of birds in this beautiful nature reserve, it is also home to 30 species of mammals and 16 species of amphibians, many rare species of...
Exploring the green spaces right on the doorstep of our future homes in Westfeld
by Andrew Craven | Nov 27, 2022 | Blogs
W+ B’s last monthly walk before tenant-members move into their new homes from January 2023
A Visit to Switzerland’s Tallest Building
by Andrew Craven | Oct 26, 2022 | Blogs
In a week of otherwise poor weather, on Saturday 22 October blue skies and sunshine bathed much of Switzerland. Lucky us (again!), for this was the day we had arranged for our latest Community Event – a visit to Roche’s latest “intelligent” Building 2 in Kleinbasel....
Breathing the History Basel
by Andrew Craven | Sep 29, 2022 | Blogs
Although the earliest traces of settlement in what is now Basel date back 2900 years, the city that grew to become to the thriving hub of north-west Switzerland really began to take shape under Roman rule, acquiring the name Basilia in the 4th century. It was some of...
Ship ahoy! – Open Day
by Wohnen+ Basel | Sep 28, 2022 | Blogs
24 September 2022 | Phase 1 of the new Westfeld ‘village’ is almost complete, and the non-profit association, wohnen&mehr, threw open the doors last weekend to show the public what is in store. Despite the inclement weather, hundreds of visitors from far and wide...
A Stroll through the Ermitage
by Andrew Craven | Aug 11, 2022 | Blogs
Fortunately, the recent hot weather took a cooler turn, helped by overcast skies, as we set out on 6 August on our latest Verein walk to explore the 40-hectare Ermitage in Arlesheim. Opened in 1785, and preserved to the present day, this Basel-Land beauty spot is less...
W+ B Leases – Update
by Wohnen+ Basel | Jul 28, 2022 | Blogs
28 July 2022: Wohnen+ Basel passed another major milestone in its journey with the publication last week of details of the lease for our new homes in Westfeld. The lease has been developed in German and English and was explained section by section at a special meeting...