Fribourg, Switzerland · Europe
Murten/Morat works well as a base: 5 minutes from Bas-Vully, 29km from Creux du Van.
Murten/Morat is in Fribourg, Switzerland, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bas-Vully, about 4 km away.
Murten/Morat railway station (German: Bahnhof Murten, French: Gare de Morat) is a railway station in the municipality of Murten, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the southern junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways.
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Within an hour or so of Murten/Morat: Circuit Bremgarten (22 km), Kaufdorf VW Beetle Graveyard (23 km), Bern Old Town (25 km), Creux du Van (29 km).
The nearest famous roads are Circuit Bremgarten, Gurnigel Pass and Jaun Pass.
Murten/Morat is in Fribourg, Switzerland, about 4 km from Bas-Vully.
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Essential numbers in Switzerland
Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.
Full driving guide for Switzerland8 notable places within an hour's drive.
historic highway
The 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Atmospheric forest clearing filled with rusting classic Volkswagen Beetles, a pilgrimage site for VW enthusiasts.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Switzerland's UNESCO-listed capital, a medieval gem with 6 kilometres of arcaded walkways, the Zytglogge clock tower, and bear park.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A vast natural rock amphitheatre with vertical 160m cliffs, a wild ridge-walk in the Jura.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
A quiet ridge road in the Bernese Prealps with a long panorama over the Stockhorn chain.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Car-free hilltop town of a single cobbled street rising to a 13th-century castle amid cheese country, with the surreal twist of the H.R. Giger Museum and its Alien-themed bar inside Château St. Germain.
38 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
A friendly pass linking the Gruyère region to the Simmental, open all year and lined with chalet villages.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The 'Pearl of the Swiss Riviera' on Lake Geneva, home to the famous jazz festival, Freddie Mercury's statue, and nearby Château de Chillon.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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