Basel Sex Guide advises where to find sex , prostitution , hookers , brothels , erotic massage parlors and escorts in Basel , Switzerland. Prostitution and other erotica related activities have been documented since the medieval times in Switzerland. During the medieval times, the local community highly tolerated this industry. Although highly tolerated, the sex industry in Switzerland was running illegally until After receiving the legal stamp of approval in , the industry became legal though regulated.
With the legalization, licensed brothels started coming up in major towns of the country Zurich being on the forefront. The players in this industry started advertising their services in major newspapers in the country.
In Basel, prostitution is extremely expensive. You just need to cross the border to the German side and prices will quickly drop down dramatically. There are 14, officially registered sex workers in Switzerland , with located in Geneva. In Zurich , there are a reported 11 prostitutes per 1, residents.
One in Five men between the ages of 20 to 65 in Switzerland has visited a sex worker at least once in their lives. There can be some street prostitution activity to be seen around the park of Claramatte,a little to the east of the 'Ochsengasse' area.
This is outside the official city-sanctioned prostitution toleration zone and hence the law and is therefore not recommended because of drug addicts and pickpocketing.
