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A cultural powerhouse at the meeting point of three countries, home to over 40 museums, a vibrant Rhine riverfront, and Art Basel.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Basel-City, Switzerland · Europe
Riehen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Grenzach-Wyhlen, 42km from Feldberg.
Riehen is a town located in Basel-City, Switzerland. With a population of 20,000, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Riehen sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Zurich time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Riehen to your route.
Riehen (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈriːən] ; Swiss German: Rieche) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland. Together with the city of Basel and Bettingen, Riehen is one of three municipalities in the canton.
Riehen hosts the Fondation Beyeler (a privately owned art gallery) as well asRead more
a toy museum and several parks.
Riehen was the first municipality in Switzerland to elect a woman, Trudy Späth-Schweizer to political office, in 1958.
The mathematician Leonhard Euler and the tennis player Roger Federer lived in Riehen during their childhood years.
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Riehen is located in Basel-City, Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 47.5788 latitude, 7.6468 longitude.
Riehen has a population of approximately 20,000 people, making it a town in Switzerland.
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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.
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A cultural powerhouse at the meeting point of three countries, home to over 40 museums, a vibrant Rhine riverfront, and Art Basel.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Switzerland's oldest and most visited zoo, affectionately known as 'Zolli', with a strong conservation focus.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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A WWI mountain battlefield of trenches and a vast crypt overlooking the Alsace plain.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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The sunny gateway to the Black Forest, with a Gothic minster, Bächle waterways in the old town, and a vibrant university atmosphere.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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A red-sandstone Gothic masterpiece whose lacy openwork spire towers over a market square at the edge of the Black Forest.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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