Grand Tour of Switzerland

The 1600-km Grand Tour of Switzerland takes you through our most beautiful regions and shows you how varied and scenic our country is.

And with almost 40 museums, a wonderful historic core, excellent restaurants, world-famous events and countless leisure opportunities, Basel is the ideal place to start your Grand Tour.

Highlights along the route

Zoo/wildlife park • Basel

Basel Zoo

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Garden • Basel

Merian Gardens

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History museum • Augst

Augusta Raurica, Augst

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Cathedral

Dom and Ermitage Arlesheim

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Monastery • Mariastein

Mariastein Monastery

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E-Grand Tour

The world’s first road trip for electric vehicles

Discovering the diversity of Switzerland will include a new highlight by the beginning of the 2017 summer season: The Grand Tour of Switzerland presents itself as an exciting road trip for electric vehicles.

From the end of March 2017 onward, an extensive network of charging stations will electrify the entire route – over more than 1,600 kilometres. For a comfortable and clean driving experience.

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