Basel Paper Mill & St. Alban-Tal
Basler Papiermühle
A medieval water-powered paper mill still in operation beside the St. Alban canal. Visitors can make paper and set type by hand, and the neighborhood is peaceful and picturesque.
The Basel Paper Mill Museum is housed in a 15th-century paper workshop beside the St. Alban Creek. Its wooden waterwheel still turns, and the museum shows the whole process from handmade papermaking to printing and bookbinding. Visitors can scoop pulp to make a sheet of paper themselves or print their names with antique movable type, which is popular with families. The St. Alban district retains its canals, old mills and a stretch of medieval city wall, making it a lovely place for a walk along the Rhine. Closed on Mondays. It is about a 15-minute walk along the river from the cathedral.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Rhine Swimming & Kleinbasel Riverbank
- Museum Tinguely
- Kunstmuseum Basel
- Art Basel & Messeplatz
- Antikenmuseum Basel
- Rhine Ferries
- Basel Minster
- Museum der Kulturen Basel