The trip from the furthest point upstream where you're allowed to swim down to this spot, where I got out of the water, took about 20 minutes. (You can go one bridge farther but I decided to play it safe). Since the weather was unusually warm for this time of year, plenty of people were out in the afternoons and evenings enjoying the sun, grilling on portable barbecues, and eating picnic dinners. Photo 9 of 15 in Touring Basel, Switzerland, Part 2 by Miyoko Ohtake

Touring Basel, Switzerland, Part 2

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The trip from the furthest point upstream where you're allowed to swim down to this spot, where I got out of the water, took about 20 minutes. (You can go one bridge farther but I decided to play it safe). Since the weather was unusually warm for this time of year, plenty of people were out in the afternoons and evenings enjoying the sun, grilling on portable barbecues, and eating picnic dinners.