One of the best things to do in Bern, Switzerland, for active families and others visiting the city is to climb Gurten. This mountain peak is 858 m (2,815 ft) and takes approximately 90 minutes to ...

Bears are also a feature of Bern’s wonderful Zytglogge, the clock tower that stands in the Old Town and was once the city’s first western gate. Astronomical and extraordinarily ornate ...

Bern, Switzerland is the most Instagrammable winter city. The city even beat out the Northern Lights over Tromsø, Norway. Bern's Christmas markets and snow-capped streets make for the perfect ...

Everywhere you go in Switzerland, you’ll have a view of something spectacular: a snow-capped mountain ... picturesque setting. Bern’s Old City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site boasting four ...

With a beautifully preserved Old Town, a view of the snow-covered Alps ... As legend has it, Bern was named after the first animal the city’s founder was able to hunt down in the woods.

World Heritage Site of the old city of Bern is its namesake cathedral or Berner Münster, the city’s icon and the Switzerland’s tallest cathedral. Declared a Cultural Property of National ...

Elsewhere in the Old City is one of Bern’s most iconic landmarks, the Zytglogge, an 800-year-old mediaeval clock tower. Switzerland is famous for its luxurious and ingenious timepieces ...

For a small city, Bern has an abundance ... up until Napoleon invaded Switzerland in 1798 and took away their political power. The historic guild houses in the old town are still standing though ...

Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Bern werd in de 12e eeuw gebouwd op ... het merendeel daarvan is wandelpromenade. The Old City of Berne, federal city of Switzerland and capital ...