Up to the castle

There is not much left of the pristine pastures and unspoiled meadows that once covered the area of modern Klybeck. Today, their legacy exists only in street names, which stand as the last vestiges of what Klybeck looked like before industry took hold. Thanks to the “Grabmacherjoggi,” Basel’s legendary tour guide, this forgotten piece of the city’s history is now coming back to life.

Text by Maren Potgeter, illustrations by Cyril Gfeller