Bern Unesco World Heritage Site Walking Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  The Bern Münster Cathedral is the most impressive and important late medieval church in Switzerland. From the Swiss capital’s 101-metre high cathedral you may admire the magnificent view over the old city, of the Aare river, the Alps and the Matte.

  40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2

  Zytglogge, the 15th century astrological clock in Bern. The tower was built in the 13th century and was part of the fortress wall of the Cityland has served the city as guard tower, prison, clock tower, center of urban life.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3

  Albert Einstein lived in Bern from 1903 to 1905 and developed his Theory of Relativity in this house. Albert Einstein rented this flat from 1903 to 1905 and lived there with his wife Mileva and son Hans Albert. They are some voices that Mileva and Albert have worked on the theory of relativity together, but her name was not on the work, nevertheless he gave the Nobel Prize in full to his then ex-wife.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  Bern was chosen as the Federal Capital of Switzerland in 1848 thanks to its central location between the German- and French-speaking parts of the country. The parliament building was completed in 1902. In the central hall, under the cupola between the two assembly rooms, there are numerous symbolic depictions of Swiss history. Curiosity. During the summer, you can see the 26 water fountains in Parliament Square represent the 26 cantons of Switzerland.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5

  One of the Bernese fountains depicts an ogre devouring defenceless, half-naked children.Its Kindlifresserbrunnen. There are various theories about the significance of this fountain, the most plausible of which is that the fountain was built for an educational purpose and that the monster was meant to scare little children. The most popular theories are three. And the most truthful one is even more horrific than the scarecrow for children.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6

  Käfigturm as well as the clock tower were built at different times as Bern's fortification system. In the past Käfigturm was where criminals were interrogated and locked up! Bernese, as befits the Swiss, lovers of order, have documented and preserved in the so-called "Tower Books" information about murders, thefts and other crimes, as well as interrogations, confessions and sentences. Have you ever been to the Musée Dorcet in Paris? Perhaps the painting "The Tin Man" by the Swiss artist Hodler caught your eye. They say he was born in this tower.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7

  Now is a very special restaurant, it is better to book a table in it in advance, where the Napoleons invaders died drowning in wine.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 8

  You will learn why did the inhabitants of the Matte district – the oldest part of the city develop their own languageabout special Matten-Berndeutsch (a mixture of French, Hebrew, German and other languages) part of the city.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 9

  Just next to the Rose Garden - Bears lives. Here we will learn the story why this animal is the symbol of the city.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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