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About Bern
Bern is the capital of Switzerland, a culturally diverse city with a beautiful country side. The Old Town of Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and with its charm of the covered arcades, cobbled streets and decorated facades it is worth while your visit.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- The Old Town (Altstadt)
- Bundesplatz-Square
- Farmers Market–fruit and vegetables market
- Duke Bechtold statue
- Zeitglockenturm-Clock Tower
- River Aare
- The Bear Pit
- Queersicht-Movie Theatre at which the yearly film festival takes place the second week of November
Explore its many famous museums and historical sights, such as
- Bern Cathedral
- The Nydegg Kirche-a historical church
- House of Parliament
- Fountains: Zahringen Fountain, Ogre or Child Eater Fountain (Chindlifrässer-Brunnen), Musketeer Fountain
- Natural History Museum
- Psychiatry Museum
- Museum of Arts
- Communication Museum
- Einstein House-a reminder of Albert Einstein work in this city on his theory of relativity
- Alpine Museum
- Collection of Antiques
- Art-Hall
Highlights in the vicinity
Explore the rich cultural heritage of environment of Bern, such as
- Interlaken
- Zürich
- Geneva
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 127 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Weather: Winters get rather cold in Bern with temperatures that stay around (even below) the freezing point for the day. In summer temperatures get up to 23˚C. The rainy season is from March till June.
- Police tel. nr. 117
- Tourist Assistance Service: National Tourist Office tel. nr. (1) 288 1111
- Road patrol: Touring Club of Switzerland (TCS) tel. nr. (41-22) 417 27 27
Local transport
- Trams
- Busses
- Taxi
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: (International) Bern Airport
- Trains: Excellent connections with multiple locations
- Car: 71,212 km of highways with lots of tunnels
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