Dorneck Castle

Amazing views to Basel

I parked my car at the small unpaved parking under the castle and walked about 10 minutes uphill. As the weather was sunny and warm it was a nice stroll, not too steep and very enjoyable thanks to ama...

Nice castle

I haven’t visited it since a long time so I can’t really remember everything you can see in it, but I would definitely recommend giving it a visit if you’re in the area. The view is great and you can ...

Great ruins (for those castle likers)!

Having seen these ruins from across the valley many times (i.e. from where we live), we finally made a point to discover this. The ruins turned out to be as impressive as expected - with family-friend...

Great walk and easy trip from basel

Got the tram to Dornach from Basel and lovely scenic walk though a bit steep up past Gotheneum and surrounding architecture through someone's woodland to fabulous ruined castle with great views. A lov...

An encounter with history

The Dorneck Castle is a good place to visit - you can admire the thick walls and from the top you have a wonderful view of the landscape, cities and towns, you can even see the far away mountains of V...