The Erasmus tour is one of five tours of the old town that the city of Basel offers its visitors. It starts at Marktplatz and leads via the tourist information office on Barfüsserplatz through the city's diverse historical centre. You explore the old university quarter and the Münsterberg with its prominent viewing terrace. In addition to the signposting, an I-Guide can be hired from the tourist information centre. Easy city walk, total length approx. 2.5 km, 50 metres in altitude.