There’s one favourite destination for art lovers from around the world:Art Basel, the most prestigious international art fair. For the New York Times it’s the “Olympics of art world”, for the parisian daily Le Mondeit’s “The best of the world”, for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung it’s”Art in its best form” and Vogue calls it “the most beautiful temporary museum of the world”.

Located at the juncture of the Swiss, German and French borders, Art Basel hosts the most widely praised contemporary and modern art galleries from around the world. Around 300 renowned galleries show the work of over 4,000 world-class and emerging artists. A wide variety of artistic media are represented through the show’s different sectors. While taking a break between gallery visits, check out the town of Basel’s various art events to enjoy regional art.