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Pantheon Basel
Striking rotunda in Muttenz where a spiral ramp climbs past decades of classic cars and motorcycles: part museum, part working forum for Basel's vintage-car scene.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Arlesheim
Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland · Europe
About Arlesheim
Arlesheim is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Muttenz, 51km from Feldberg.
Arlesheim is in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, with about 9,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Muttenz, about 4 km away.
Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral are listed as a heritage site of national significance.
The cathedral has a Baroque organ built by the German builder Johann AndreasRead more
Silbermann, based in Alsace, in 1761. The instrument was restored by Metzler in 1959–1962, and is an example of the fusion of French and German organ building styles. It has been used in several recordings, including Lionel Rogg's recording of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach, for Harmonia Mundi France in 1970.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Arlesheim?
Within an hour or so of Arlesheim: Pantheon Basel (5 km), Basel Zoo (7 km), Basel (8 km), Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National (Collection Schlumpf) (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Arlesheim?
The nearest famous roads are Circuit Bremgarten, Route des Vins d'Alsace and Route des Crêtes (Vosges).
Where is Arlesheim?
Arlesheim is in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, about 4 km from Muttenz.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,301
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Switzerland
- Region
- Basel-Landschaft
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates
- 47.4941, 7.6198
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Switzerland
Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.
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Worth the detour from Arlesheim
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Basel Zoo
Switzerland's oldest and most visited zoo, affectionately known as 'Zolli', with a strong conservation focus.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Basel
A cultural powerhouse at the meeting point of three countries, home to over 40 museums, a vibrant Rhine riverfront, and Art Basel.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National (Collection Schlumpf)
The former Schlumpf brothers' secret collection in Mulhouse, the largest car museum in the world, with over 100 Bugattis including two Royales, hidden from the public until a factory occupation revealed it in 1977.
37 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Feldberg
The Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Hartmannswillerkopf
A WWI mountain battlefield of trenches and a vast crypt overlooking the Alsace plain.
53 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Freiburg Minster
A red-sandstone Gothic masterpiece whose lacy openwork spire towers over a market square at the edge of the Black Forest.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Freiburg im Breisgau
The sunny gateway to the Black Forest, with a Gothic minster, Bächle waterways in the old town, and a vibrant university atmosphere.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Arlesheim
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 51 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
- 60 kmGrand BallonThe highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
- 63 kmCircuit BremgartenThe 7.3km forest circuit outside Bern where racing ended after Switzerland banned circuit motorsport in 1955. Its dappled, constantly curving roads through the Bremgartenwald are open to traffic and eerily unchanged.
- 69 kmBallon d'Alsace SummitGrassy 1,247 m summit at the meeting point of Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comte, reached by a classic hairpinned climb first raced in the 1905 Tour de France; views stretch to Mont Blanc on clear days.
- 75 kmMount PilatusA jagged mountain above Lucerne reachable by the world's steepest cogwheel railway, steeped in dragon legends and offering 73-peak panoramas.
- 77 kmRoute des Vins d'AlsaceA 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
Driving in Switzerland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €42 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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