<strong>Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse:</strong> This unique hotel sits right on the border between France and Switzerland.
Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse: This unique hotel sits right on the border between France and Switzerland.
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<strong>International treaty:</strong> It's a consequence of the 1862 Treaty of Dappes, by which France and Switzerland agreed on a small territorial swap, in order to allow full French control of a nearby strategic road.
International treaty: It's a consequence of the 1862 Treaty of Dappes, by which France and Switzerland agreed on a small territorial swap, in order to allow full French control of a nearby strategic road.
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<strong>Family-run: </strong>Alexandre Peyron is the current manager of the hotel, which has been in his family for generations.
Family-run: Alexandre Peyron is the current manager of the hotel, which has been in his family for generations.
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<strong>Geopolitics: </strong>The hotel -- also known as L'Arbézie -- has more than once become entangled in high stakes international geopolitics.
Geopolitics: The hotel -- also known as L'Arbézie -- has more than once become entangled in high stakes international geopolitics.
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<strong>Algerian independence talks:</strong> The hotel was the venue for secret negotiations to bring about Algeria's independence from France in 1962.
Algerian independence talks: The hotel was the venue for secret negotiations to bring about Algeria's independence from France in 1962.
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<strong>Binational boudoir: </strong>One of the binational rooms where sleeping guests' heads are in Switzerland but their feet are on French soil.
Binational boudoir: One of the binational rooms where sleeping guests' heads are in Switzerland but their feet are on French soil.
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<strong>Legal complexities: </strong>When Switzerland joined the Schengen free movement area in 2008, it made daily operations a little simpler.
Legal complexities: When Switzerland joined the Schengen free movement area in 2008, it made daily operations a little simpler.
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