Discover jewels of the city’s heritage on the run

Basel Running Tours has come up with a novel way of taking in the city’s sights while also keeping fit. The company offers a selection of itineraries and the guide runs at your speed, so you don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to enjoy yourself. There are rest stops every five minutes at key points of interest. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on June 28, 2010 - 15:14

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Julie Hunt

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