Sankt Alban
Basel
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Popular places to visit
Marktplatz
You can enjoy retail therapy at Marktplatz during your visit to Basel. Experience the area's museums and art scene.
Basel Zoo
Spend hours walking around one of the country’s most impressive zoos .Marvel at the thousands of animals roaming around their large enclosures.
Basel Art Museum
Appreciate a vast assortment of impressive works spanning several centuries on the gallery walls of the country’s largest art museum.
Basler Muenster
Admire its exquisite architecture, peer from the towers over the city or just soak up the atmosphere of Basel’s most important house of worship.
St. Jakobshalle
Catch an event at St. Jakobshalle during your trip to Basel. Experience the museums and art scene in this walkable area.
St. Jakob-Park
Catch an event at St. Jakob-Park during your trip to Basel. Experience the museums and art scene in this walkable area.
Things to do
Basel: Sightseeing Bus Tour with Audio Guide
Hydrofoil and surfing on the Rhine behind a motorboat
Basel Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour
Top hotels in Sankt Alban
B&B Hotel Basel
Room was small but clean and nice. However, simple machine coffee cost 4.50 CHF!
Reviewed on 4 Dec 2025
Hotel Schweizerhof Basel
Great location to train station and room was huge and clean but train noise could disturb light sleepers. Pillow in room was non supportive
Reviewed on 13 Dec 2025
Mövenpick Hotel Basel
Great location, friendly staff, lovely room
Reviewed on 17 Dec 2025
GAIA Hotel Basel - the sustainable hotel
Everything about this hotel is wonderful. The staff is so helpful and friendly. Amenities are above and beyond many hotels that I have used. The room, spacious and clean and the breakfast lounge the same. The location of this hotel is perfect for catching trains, busses and trams to all points of ...
Reviewed on 15 Dec 2025
Hotel Victoria
Location was great! It was close to everything we needed and wanted to see. The staff were welcoming when we arrived, helpful storing our luggage and calling a taxi when we were ready to leave. The food was good and the breakfast buffet was excellent.
Reviewed on 15 Dec 2025
Hotel Metropol Basel
Friendly and helpful staff at reception.
Reviewed on 4 Dec 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Sankt Alban
Sankt Jakob
If you're spending some time in Sankt Jakob, St. Jakob-Park and St. Jakob-Park Shopping Centre are top sights worth seeing.
Breite
Breite might not have many top sights, but St. Jakob-Park and St. Jakobshalle are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Gundeldingen
While you're in Gundeldingen, take in top sights like Via Gottardo and jump on the metro at Bhfeingang Gundeldingen Tram Stop to see more of the city.
Bruderholz
While Bruderholz may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Green Meadow Park and Merian Park.
Vorstädte
If you're spending time in Vorstädte, you might enjoy attractions like Theater Basel and Basel Art Museum. You might also enjoy the neighbourhood's ample dining options before hopping on the metro at University Tram Stop to see more of the city.
Basel City Centre
Museums, art galleries and historical sites highlight some notable features of Basel City Centre. Make a stop by Basler Muenster or Munsterplatz while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Marktplatz Tram Stop or University Tram Stop to get around town.
