{"id":3961,"date":"2009-10-21T09:50:04","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T09:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2009-10-21T09:50:04","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T09:50:04","slug":"photo-tours-of-10-great-bicycle-cities-10-basel-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/photo-tours-of-10-great-bicycle-cities-10-basel-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Tours of 10 Great Bicycle Cities: #10 Basel, Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, this series of photo tours is going to be worth about a hundred thousand. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

You have probably heard before that the cities on this list are great bicycle cities, but the following photo tours will give you a better and more entertaining visual explanation of why they are considered to be so great.<\/p>\n

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From public art to art on bikes, seas of bicycles to bicycles that could carry a swimming pool, high heels to naked bicyclists, check out these upcoming photo tours of some of the world’s greatest bicycle cities.
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\nI decided to pick the ten best bicycle cities I could think of but then order them according to how great they are as bicycle cities and<\/strong> how great the photos are that showcase them as unique bicycle centers.<\/p>\n

Number ten on the list is Basel, Switzerland. According to Bicycle City<\/a>, Basel is full of “well-marked bicycle paths that include their own signals and many left turn lanes.” The city has commuter lanes and lanes going outside the city for bicyclists.<\/p>\n

Basel also has…<\/p>\n

Image Credit: jrodmanjr via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license<\/em>
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Beautiful Off-Road Bike Paths & Great Bicycle Signage<\/h3>\n

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Image Credit 1: knallaerbse via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 2: freddy via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 3: nchenga via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license<\/em><\/p>\n

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Arts & Crafts Bikes<\/h3>\n

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Image Credit 1: Jope 1978 via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 2: missdarling via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 3: alicetiara via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
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Great Bike Parking of All Sorts<\/h3>\n

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To a secure bike center under the train station with attendants where you can also buy or rent a bike, visit a full-service bike shop, go to one of several available cafes, or get bikes maps and information:
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Image Credit 1: Julikeishon en Basel via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 2: Climens via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 3: kbrookes via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 4: M\u00e1rcio Cabral de Moura via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 5: acezz3000 via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 6: kbrookes via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
\nImage Credit 7: freddy via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license<\/em><\/p>\n

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Weather-Protected, Artistic Bike Seats<\/h3>\n

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Image Credit: JackVinson via flickr<\/a> under a Creative Commons license
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, this series of photo tours is going to be worth about a hundred thousand. You have probably heard before that the cities on this list are great bicycle cities, but the following photo tours will give you a better and more entertaining visual explanation of why they …<\/p>\n

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