Discover 10 must-visit places in Bern, the world’s most liveable city for 2025–26, from its UNESCO Old Town and medieval ...

The sidewalk going up the Aare River is congested with wet and happy Swiss, hiking upstream in swimsuits just to float back into town. I join them — marveling at how this exercise brings out the silly ...

Bern is the capital of Switzerland, but for some reason, it attracts fewer visitors than the major cities. The city is built on the Aare River and has a UNESCO-certified Old Town, as well as many ...

Bern is Switzerland's beautiful capital city, 55 mi/90 km west of Lucerne. It was destroyed by a fire in 1405 and then totally rebuilt, so it has many fine examples of early-15th-century ...

As a European capital, Bern is not at all typical. True, it has a Parliament, embassies and modern museums, but the Swiss capital also has colorful open air markets, a beautifully preserved Old Town- ...

A history of 150 years makes Schweizerhof Hotel Bern one of the finest heritages of Bern. With a carefully selected staff of 130 men and women, the hotel is perhaps one of the most luxurious ...

Bern was founded in 1191 on a steep-sided peninsula in a crook of the fast-flowing River Aare. Although it is German-speaking, it is only around 30km east of Switzerland's invisible language border, ...

The historic city of Bern is one of many Swiss wonders, and one can expect to stay in all types of hotels, available for all types of travellers. Hotels in Bern range from super luxury stays to budget ...