Where to head on road trip from Basle, Switzerland.

[Stanley Rous]

Hi all - after some guidance please.

I’m meeting some friends in Basle next weekend so have taken the opportunity for a bit of a road trip. I leave on the Thursday lunch, head to the channel tunnel and then a couple of hours to a hotel I saw recommended on Seen Through Glass. The Friday I’ll have an early start and about 6 1/2 hours to Basle.

Saturday and Sunday are in Basle but I’m free from Sunday lunch through to my channel tunnel home early evening on the Wednesday to do what I want. So the question is, where’s best to head from the Sunday afternoon.

I’m thinking of heading to the Susten Pass which looks to be a couple of hours. I would then need accommodation for the Sunday night, somewhere to head on the Monday, somewhere to stay Monday night and then start venturing home on the Tuesday.

If anyone has recommendations of where to head and where to stay, I’m all ears. I’ve got a busy few days coming up so very little time for planning!

Thanks in advance!

[sherman]

A trip to the Ring would seem to be the obvious choice.

[dcb]

Stanley Rous said:

Saturday and Sunday are in Basle but I m free from Sunday lunch through to my channel tunnel home early evening on the Wednesday to do what I want. So the question is, where s best to head from the Sunday afternoon.

Strasbourg is good. An interesting mix of French efficiency and German food & beer.

Luxembourg can also be recommended.

Bruges is a one industry tourist trap. Avoid. The clever money goes to Ghent or Antwerp.

It's about 500 miles from Basle to Calais, so you've got plenty of time to split
the journey up into smallish chunks.

[bennno]

Schlumpf museum in Mulhouse is eye opening. Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.

But I’d def head for Andermatt (raddison blu is good) and do the 3 passes - Furka, Gotthard and Grimsel

[Stanley Rous]

Thanks for the suggestions. Will take up some of these! Anymore for anymore?