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The Bernese Old Town is situated on a peninsula of the River Aare. Its centre is dominated by the imposing Government Building where the parliamentary sessions are held. Museums, theatres, historical attractions, restaurants and inns, shops and the weekly markets are all easily accessible on foot. Bern's 6 kilometres of arcades make it the city with the longest weather-protected shopping promenade in Europe. Bern's Renaissance fountains were constructed in the mid-16th century. The Zähringer fountain was erected to the memory of Berthold V of Zähringen who founded the town in 1191. The Zeitglocke Tower with the famous glockenspiel originates from the 12th century. The Bear Pit it the City's most popular tourist attraction.
Discover the city of Berne on a exciting guided tour in a riverrafting boat on the river Aare.
Bern, the Capital of the Swiss Confederation
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Affoltern: Cheese Dairy
Appenzell: Village
Ascona: Monte Verità
Augst: Augusta Raurica
Avenches: Aventicum
Basel: Cathedral/City Hall
Bellinzona: Town/Castles
Bern: The Federal Capital
Biel: Bilingual town
Brig: Stockalper's Castle
Carouge: Town
Chur: Old Town
Dornach: Goetheanum
Einsiedeln: Baroque Abbey
Flüeli-Ranft
Fribourg: Old Town
Geneva: United Nations
Gletterens: Site
Grandson: Château
Gruyere: Castle
Gruyere: Pringy Dairy
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Hilterfingen: Castle Hünegg
La Chaux-de-Fonds: The Town
Lenzburg: Castle
Locarno: Madonna del Sasso
Lucerne: Old City/Bridge
Maienfeld: Heidi Village
Montreux: Chillon
Müstair: Convent
Neuchâtel: Town / Museum
Orbe: The Roman Mosaics
Payerne Abbey
Schaffhausen: Old Town
Sion: Old Town
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St. Gallen: Abbey Library
St. Maurice: Basilica
St. Ursanne: Clos du Doubs
Stein am Rhein: Old Town
Stein: Cheese Dairy
The "Pré-Giroud" Fortress
Wildegg: Castle
Zillis: Church / Museum
Zug: Old City / Clock Tower
Zürich: Frau-& Grossmünster
Bern is Switzerland's romantic political capital, the city of the bear pits, flowers, fountains and museums, and the unique medieval Old Town (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage).
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