Besancon is 1.5 hours from Basel and home of Victor Hugo and the inventors of cinematography (Auguste and Louis Lumière). Julius Caesar wrote about it in his journals so it's been around for a couple of years. The town has a terrific Roman arch and a theater ruin. Now the city's claim to fame is the citadel designed by Vauban in the 1600's. We took an interesting audio tour and really enjoyed the modern zoo, noctarium, aquarium and insertarium within the fortification walls. Afterwards, we took in the city's main street and almost experienced the incredible astronomical clock (poor timing didn't allow us to visit, unfortunately). We had a great time enjoying the Doubs River and exploring the town - see our pictures here.
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