Article: SWISS TREAT RICH HISTORY, PROXIMITY TO GERMANY AND FRANCE DEFINE BASEL'S APPEAL.(Travel)

Byline: Richard Irwin Staff Writer

BASEL, Switzerland - Breakfast in Switzerland ... lunch in Germany ... dinner in France?

On the surface, this might seem an overly ambitious itinerary, but the citizens of Basel, Switzerland, can do it any day. They'll shop for clothes in Germany in the morning, then buy groceries and wine in France that afternoon, and return home to enjoy them all in the evening.

Switzerland's second-largest city is located on an elbow of the Rhine River at the nexus of the three countries. An obelisk at the Port of Basel marks the point where all three nations touch. Tourists can literally walk from one country to the next ...

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