BASEL
Irresistibly pretty, and located on the Rhine River close to Alsace and the Black Forest where Switzerland, Germany and France meet, Basel is quite simply enchanting.
Settled by the Celts in around 120 BC, in 30 BC the city’s strategic position led to the Romans stationing military forces on the site on the hill that would later be occupied by Basel Minster, which was built between 1019 and
