Explore the Old Town on your own, join a public guided tour during the season, or take in views of the Rhine and the wooden bridge from Diebsturm Tower: Bad Säckingen offers a range of ways to spend your stay. There are also museums in Schönau Castle, Aqualon Thermal Baths and a paved cycle path towards Murg. You can make your choice based on the things that interest you most: historic architecture, a viewpoint, exercise or wellness.

Old Town and cultural discoveries

In Bad Säckingen, you can explore the Old Town on your own with the Old Town walking tour, which takes you past the sights. This lets you decide for yourself what to focus on along the way. If you prefer a public guided tour, they are regularly available from April to October, and anyone interested can join. Check the current calendar if you want to plan around specific dates.

The cultural attractions also offer different experiences. St. Fridolin’s Minster is a Baroque-style church. The silver shrine of St. Fridolin dates from 1764. Schönau Castle houses the Hochrhein Museum and the Trumpet Museum, whose exhibits span five floors. This gives you a choice between a church with Baroque design and two named museums. If you’re planning a museum visit, check the latest visitor information in advance.

Views of the Rhine and routes towards Murg

From Diebsturm Tower, you can see the Rhine and the wooden bridge, one of Bad Säckingen’s landmarks. The viewpoint brings two distinctive features of the town into view at once. The paved cycle path offers another way to experience the landscape: it runs from Bad Säckingen along the Rhine towards Murg, with views of neighbouring Switzerland and its mountains.

The tower viewpoint and the cycle route are two clearly different options: one is a viewpoint, the other is a route to explore by bike. If you’re considering another activity, Bad Säckingen’s wildlife park has numerous stops. You can choose from these options based on your interests rather than treating them as one combined tour.

Thermal baths and weekly market

Aqualon Thermal Baths offers a range of thermal saunas, including a Japanese sauna village and a three-part sauna house with salt-stone, panoramic and Black Forest saunas. There are also two natural pools. One of them is used exclusively without swimwear—a key detail for planning your visit. Check the latest information about facilities and usage before your visit.

A weekly market is held in Münsterplatz. Alongside the sights and leisure activities, this gives you another possible item for your itinerary. For specific details, check the latest local listings.

Choose the right focus for your stay

If a guided introduction is important to you, the public town tours held regularly from April to October are a useful option; the current calendar can help you plan the timing. If you’d rather explore independently, you can tour the Old Town using the Old Town walking route. For a cultural focus, the Minster and the museums offer different options; for exercise, you can choose from the cycle path and the wildlife park.

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