Riehen is both a town and a natural wonder. The various large parks are green oases that can scarcely be found anywhere else with such splendour and density. It therefore comes as no surprise that the unique historic parks are also highly appreciated by the local resi-dents. The expansive green spaces also provide an impressive backdrop for all sorts of events.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/parks?q=eyJsIjp7fX0=","language":"en-gb","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRR.jpg"],"items":[{"guid":"dbcf9b32bd3046c38353a99fdfb3c888","title":"Wenkenpark","creationdate":"09\/03\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRS.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/parks\/$\/Wenkenpark\/18?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Bettingerstrasse 121","latitude":"47.5749469","longitude":"7.6528439","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Open daily","phone":"","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"http:\/\/www.wenkenhof.ch\/","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"15","walking_fondation":"20","category":["Parks"],"short_content":"The English-style park is a large, well-kept, green oasis with rare plants, extraordinary Wenkenhof villas and a cosy caf\u00e9.","content":"
Rare trees and shrubs, well-kept lawns and a wonderful pond: the large park at Wenkenhof is unique and worth a visit all-year-round. The park comprises multiple parts: the actual Wenkenpark is a landscaped park from the 1920s. This is where you can find the riding hall built in 1928, which houses a lovely bistro caf\u00e9 and serves as an event venue. The park also contains the \"Alter Wenken\" ensemble, which goes back to the Middle Ages, and the splendid \"Neuer Wenken\" villa. The villa includes a baroque garden pavilion from 1736 with French gardens. And finally, the neo-baroque park extension from 1954 can be found to the south of Bettingerstrasse. The green oases can be explored on many extensive footpaths. With its magnificent combination of buildings and green space, the extraordinary park was largely shaped by the industrialist couple Fanny and Alexander Clavel, who purchased the Wenkenhof a good 100 years ago and greatly modified the surrounding landscape.<\/p>","is_hightlight":true,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"367a19849ea54264866c7f085885ccf8","title":"Sarasinpark","creationdate":"10\/03\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4jUK.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/parks\/$\/Sarasinpark\/20?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Baselstrasse, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.58790583755824","longitude":"7.652292598103095","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Open daily","phone":"","fax":"","email":"","external_link":"","external_link_2":"","walking_village":"3","walking_fondation":"3","category":["Parks"],"short_content":"The expansive park was designed in the style of an English landscape park and is worth visiting for that alone.","content":"
An orangery, a pond, an avenue of trees and plenty of greenery: the park encompasses an area of around 2.6 hectares and was created in 1766. It combines the grounds of three baroque estates of the families Werthemann-St\u00e4helin, Le Grand and Elbs-Birr. The two larger estates were initially surrounded by French baroque gardens. After the three estates were consolidated in 1812, the gardens were transformed into an English landscape park \u2013 following the zeitgeist of the times. Riehen's public music school is now housed in the for-mer residence and farm buildings of the Elbs-Birr estate. Sarasinpark is located to the north of Riehen's old town centre, directly opposite the Fondation Beyeler.<\/p>","is_hightlight":false,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"5ccee64486d24770bdf8832477fc6943","title":"Berower Park ","creationdate":"22\/03\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRU.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/parks\/$\/Berower-Park\/26?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Baselstrasse, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.587312469744795","longitude":"7.650329221178592","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Open daily","phone":"","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"https:\/\/www.riehen.ch\/leben-und-wohnen\/parkanlagen-und-friedhoefe\/berower-park","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"3","walking_fondation":"1","category":["Parks"],"short_content":"The park at the Fondation Beyeler is part of the historic Berower estate and is an inviting place to enjoy a pleasant stroll.","content":"
Berower Park has been world-famous since 1997: this is where the Fondation Beyeler was opened, surrounded by greenery. The beautiful park is situated between Berower Villa from the 18th century and the Fondation Beyeler and also houses Kunst Raum Riehen. In summer, visiting the wonderful garden terrace of the Fondation Beyeler restaurant is an enticing option after a walk through the park.<\/p>","is_hightlight":true,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"d18ac68a31744044bdc986cef1abcd99","title":"Wettsteinanlage","creationdate":"22\/03\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRV.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/parks\/$\/Wettsteinanlage\/27?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Wettsteinanlage, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.58361730158914","longitude":"7.651049651770351","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"Open daily","phone":"","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"2","walking_fondation":"5","category":["Parks"],"short_content":"This park is located at the heart of the town. A place for playing and splashing around \u2013 but there are also secluded corners where you can unwind.","content":"
Wettsteinanlage is Riehen's most popular park thanks to its central location. Its centrepiece is the large, modern and varied playground with paddling pool. The historic areas near the Wettstein and L\u00fcscher Houses and the town hall are rather quieter and more sedate. In terms of historic garden conservation, the sections near the Wettstein and L\u00fcscher Houses are the most important parts of the park. The area is named after the Basel mayor Johann Rudolf Wettstein, who converted a former farmstead into a private estate here in the mid-17th century. The park was designed in the style of English landscape gardens in 1892. Nonetheless, a number of French baroque motifs and elements remain.<\/p>","is_hightlight":false,"highlight_text":""},{"guid":"ce7a744432d1458ea32fb05dec7da354","title":"Wiese Landscape Park ","creationdate":"22\/03\/2021","images":["https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/public\/images\/customers\/riehen-tourismus.ch\/4iRW.jpg"],"link":"https:\/\/www.riehen-tourismus.ch\/parks\/$\/Wiese-Landscape-Park\/28?q=eyJsIjoiMiJ9","address":"Landschaftspark Wiese, 4125 Riehen","latitude":"47.583740258046205","longitude":"7.6424105991976035","entry_ticket":"","opening_hours":"","phone":"","fax":"","email":null,"external_link":"https:\/\/www.landschaftsparkwiese.info\/","external_link_2":null,"walking_village":"10","walking_fondation":"2","category":["Parks"],"short_content":"This recreational area straddles the border along the Wiese river. Here you can jog, skate, swim, stroll and enjoy the nature. ","content":"
Wiese Landscape Park covers around six square kilometres and borders the residential areas of Weil am Rhein and L\u00f6rrach (both in Germany) as well as Basel and the munici-pality of Riehen. Open, expansive meadows, forests, water and a fascinating world of an-imal characterise the park. You can also find walking and cycling paths as well as leisure facilities here: such as playgrounds, the indoor and outdoor Laguna pool on the German side or the Lange Erlen zoo and the natural pool Naturbad Riehen\u00a0on the Swiss side. The park was established in 1999 on the occasion of the \"Gr\u00fcn 99\" horticultural show, for which the Landscape Formation One building was created by the star architect Zaha Hadid.<\/p>","is_hightlight":false,"highlight_text":""}]}