🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Old Town of Bern
- ✓Clock Tower
- ✓Capitol
- ✓Bern Cathedral
- ✓Rose Park
Bern
Bern
The beautiful old town of the Swiss capital, a World Heritage Site
🌐Other Cities in Switzerland
Recommended Hotels in Bern
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (20 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Bellevue Palace
- ★Hotel Schweizerhof Bern
- ★Hotel Bern
- ★Sorell Hotel Arabelle
- ★The Bristol
- ★ibis Styles Bern City
- ★Hotel Landhaus
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Kornhauskeller
$$$Swiss cuisine in stunning vaulted cellar from 1711
•Altes Tramdepot
$$Microbrewery with traditional Swiss dishes
•Della Casa
$$$Classic Bernese specialties like Berner Platte
•Rosengarten Restaurant
$$$Fine dining with panoramic Old Town views
•Tibits
$$Vegetarian buffet restaurant
🛍️ Shopping
- •Medieval Arcadeshistoric_shopping
6 kilometers of covered walkways with shops, cafes, and boutiques - Europe's longest
- •Marktgassemain_street
Main shopping street through Old Town with Swiss brands and international stores
- •Kramgasseartisan_street
Historic street with specialty shops, Einstein House, and traditional crafts
- •Bern Marketmarket
Tuesday and Saturday farmers market in Bundesplatz with local produce
💡 Travel Tips
- • Bern Ticket (free from all hotels) includes unlimited public transport
- • Old Town entirely walkable - wear comfortable shoes for cobblestones
- • Many museums free on first Saturday of month
- • Try Bernese specialties: Berner Platte, Zibelechueche (onion tart)
- • Aare River swimming popular in summer - unique local tradition
- • Book Parliament tours in advance - free and informative
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
May - September
💰Daily Budget
$140-270/day
👥Popular With
Culture LoversFamiliesHistory BuffsBear Enthusiasts
🗓️Recommended Stay
2-3 days
🌐Timezone
UTC+1
💬Local Language
German, English widely spoken
💱Currency
CHF (Swiss Franc)
📅Bern 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
UNESCO Old Town
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Morning3h
Zytglogge Clock Tower & Arcades
💡 Medieval clock tower with astronomical clock (1530). Guided tour to see mechanism. Walk 6km of arcades (UNESCO listed). Window shopping under covered walkways.
☀️
Afternoon3h
🎭
Bern Cathedral & Bear Park
💡 Switzerland's tallest cathedral (100m spire, 344 steps for views). Then visit BärenPark - city symbol bears in riverside habitat. Free entry.
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Evening2h
🌿
Rosengarten Sunset Views
💡 Rose garden park with panoramic Old Town views. Best at sunset. Restaurant with terrace. Walk or take bus #10.
💡Tips
- •Bern Ticket (free from hotels) includes all city transport
- •Old Town entirely walkable - wear comfortable shoes
- •Many museums free on first Saturday of month
- •Try Bernese specialties: Berner Platte, Zibelechueche (onion tart)