Put simply, Bern is ... as close as Switzerland gets to an edgy, urban venue. A splendid riverside location river makes it a good choice if you want to a change from the narrow streets of the ...

From there it’s a little over an hour to Bern, Switzerland’s capital ... Wide pedestrianized streets framed by sandstone arcades lead to the gold-flecked face of the Zytglogge clock tower ...

Because despite all appearances to the contrary I’d come out to Switzerland on a city break. That meant I had downtown shopping ... I’d chosen to come to Bern, the Swiss capital, both because ...