museum
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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Liestal
Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland · Europe
About Liestal
Liestal is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Arisdorf, 56km from Titisee.
Liestal is in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Arisdorf, about 4 km away.
Liestal (Alemannic German: [ˈliə̯ʃd̥l̩], Standard German: [ˈliːstal] ), formerly spelled Liesthal, is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, 17 km (11 mi) south of Basel. Liestal is an industrial town with a cobbled-street old town.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Liestal?
Within an hour or so of Liestal: Pantheon Basel (10 km), Basel (14 km), Basel Zoo (14 km), Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National (Collection Schlumpf) (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Liestal?
The nearest famous roads are Circuit Bremgarten, Glaubenbielen Pass and Route des Vins d'Alsace.
Where is Liestal?
Liestal is in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, about 4 km from Arisdorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,832
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Switzerland
- Region
- Basel-Landschaft
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates
- 47.4845, 7.7345
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 Liestal
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Basel Zoo
Switzerland's oldest and most visited zoo, affectionately known as 'Zolli', with a strong conservation focus.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
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.
43 km · about 50 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Titisee
A glacial lake in the southern Black Forest surrounded by forested hills, popular for swimming, boating, and winter sports.
56 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.
58 km · about 65 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
Driving roads near Liestal
11 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 48 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
- 64 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.
- 66 kmGrand BallonThe highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
- 69 kmMount PilatusA jagged mountain above Lucerne reachable by the world's steepest cogwheel railway, steeped in dragon legends and offering 73-peak panoramas.
- 74 kmMount RigiThe 'Queen of the Mountains' above Lake Lucerne, site of Europe's first mountain railway and offering sunrise panoramas over the Alps.
- 77 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.
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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