Berne is a real treasury of art. Collections of Bern museums can be enchanted. The historical center of the city is the chain of the streets of Spitalgasse, Marktgasse and Kramgasse, resting on the Niederbrücke bridge. The main attractions of the city are concentrated here: the Prison Tower, street fountains, the Clock Tower (chimes with moving figures), the Gothic cathedral with the highest bell tower in Switzerland, and the city named "The Bear's Crypt."
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How to get there
By bus and train
Postal coaches - popular public transport on wheels - depart from the western end of the railway station. Directly from the station, trains run almost every hour to all parts of Switzerland, in particular to Geneva (45 CHF, 1 hour 45 minutes enroute), Basel (40 CHF, 70 minutes), Interlaken (30 CHF, 50 minutes) and Zurich (45 CHF, on the way for one hour.)
By car
From the north to the city there are three highways: N1 (E25) goes from Neuchâtel in the west and Basel to Zurich in the northeast. N6 connects Bern with Tun and Interlaken, as well as the southeast of the country. N12 (E27) - road to Geneva and Lausanne
In the center of Bern there are several underground parking lots, including one at the railway station (2, 5 CHF per hour). Park & Ride is free of charge, there are Guisanplatz, Wankdorf in the north, Neufeld in the northeast, Gangloff and Bümpliz in the south-west of the city.
On the planes
The small international airport Bern-Belp receives flights from Lugano (Darwin Airline), Munich (Lufthansa), Birmingham, London and Southampton (Fly Be), as well as some other cities and countries.
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Transportation
You can walk on the city center, but bus routes and trams Bernmobil also in stock. Tickets can be bought in vending machines at stops, the fare: for 6 stops 1, 9 CHF, the so-called "full" ticket - 3, 2 CHF. The travel per day (Tageskarte) will cost 12 CHF (zone 10/11). Those who plan to club all Friday and Saturday all the time will like Moonliner night buses, which you can catch on Bahnhofplatz at 00.45, 2:00 and 3.15; the fare from 5 CHF.
In addition, Bern offers free bicycles for 4 hours to all tourists in Hirschengraben. All that is needed for travelers to use a two-wheeled vehicle is a passport or any identity card and 20 CHF per pledge. After 4 free hours, you will have to pay 1 CHF per hour, rolled "over". Hirschengraben is a 5-minute walk from the Bern railway station or one stop by tram.
Hotels
You can stop in the Swiss capital in numerous hotels, hostels, hostels and private homes. Everywhere a very high level of service, and even the plain-looking guesthouses are pleased with clean linen and delicious breakfasts.
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The climate of Bern
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Shopping and shopping
Rathausgasse street and parallel lanes are the main shopping arena of the city: here you can find boutiques of famous brands, and the best Swiss brands of knives or watches, and miniature shops with handmade souvenirs. Depending on the stage of "shopaholism", you can safely spend here from two hours to two days.
- Photographed with the symbols of the city - bears of all colors, textures and sizes.
- Drive around the city on a rented bicycle.
- To glance at one of the most beautiful streets of the whole country - Kramgasse with magnificent baroque houses.
- Admire the famous clock on the Tsitingloggetorm belfry.
Kitchen and restaurants
Restaurants in Bern, as well as in the whole of Switzerland, are an expensive pleasure .However, if you are not too lazy and look in advance at the menu of at least two or three establishments located nearby, you can easily choose more or less (rather, of course, less, but this country is fondue and chocolate) acceptable at the prices .Alas, most restaurants offering national cuisine do not appreciate the cost of their meals: it's expensive, but it's worth it .Local residents and do prefer institutions with Italian, Asian or any non-Swiss cuisine - they are cheaper .
Nightlife in the city, in comparison with Paris or Zurich, "does not shine", but you can find a couple of decent institutions, especially on Friday or Saturday night. Where a more pleasant choice in Bern with bars and pubs - they are "scattered" literally throughout the city.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Bern
The first thing that all tourists hear from hurriedly fingering their feet in anticipation of the beginning of the tour guides in Bern, is that the symbol of the city is a bear. And this is so. According to legend, the famous Berthold gave a name to the new settlement in honor of the bear they killed nearby. From 16 in there even exists a special "bear pit" (Barengraben), about which all the "green" and Greenpeace have many claims to the city authorities. Finally, one of the central areas of Bern is called - Barrenplatz, that is, the "bear".
The historical center starts approximately from the railway station building, from Spitalgasse, Kramgasse, Marktgasse and Gerechtigkeitsgasse streets, which lead the curious tourists to the elegant architectural ensemble of Bern - Nideggbrücke Bridge. Along the way, if not to be too lazy, you can see the baroque church of Hailiggaistkirche, that at the very beginning of Spitalgasse - the Protestant Cathedral of 1726-1729
The same bearish square of Barrenplatz attracts the attention of the massive Kefigturm tower. Where is the more elegant architectural solution in the Kornhausplatz square - the fountain with the charming name "The Devourer of Children" (Kinderfreserbrunnen), dating from 1516. Despite the fact that the figure of the giant, methodically absorbing little sinners, planned to inspire for the righteous life of long and long generations of young Bernts, Today the fountain does not make a proper impression even on the youngest guests of the square.
In addition to the "Death Eater," on the square is Kornhaus (1711-1718) - a typical example of high baroque Bern .Near it - the Gothic French church of the late 13th century with amazing frescoes of 1495 g .Another attraction, deservedly received the title number 1, is called the bell tower Tsitgloggeturm (12 in) .Previously, it was a tower with 3-meter walls, served to protect and strengthen the city and served as the western gate of the city .Today, she captures attention with her watch on the facade of the work of Kaspar Bruckner (1527-1530), which shows not only the time, but also the day of the week, the month, the sign of the zodiac and moon phase .Every hour the cock singing from the clock shows the figures of bears and fairy-tale characters .
Continuing a walk around the city, it is worth looking at one of the most beautiful streets of the whole country - Kramgasse. There are charming baroque houses, two decorated fountains of the 16th century, as well as house number 49, where for 7 years, from 1902 to 1909, lived Albert Einstein. In the house you can visit a small exposition telling about the life of the great genius.
To the oldest surviving Bern bridge - stone Untertorbrücke (1461 g), children more often than adults. After all, next to him, on the bank of the river, is the very "bear pit" - cages with lovers of honey, who are cute to every Russian person.
Finally, a tour of Bern would be incomplete without visiting the Cathedral and the building of the Federal Parliament. The latter is a complex of buildings in the style of the Florentine Renaissance (1894-1902 biennium). The cathedral, of course, dates from earlier years, despite the fact that it was built about a century and a half ago. A majestic temple measuring 84 x 34 m was laid in 1421. It is worth paying attention to the bas-reliefs depicting the Last Judgment, as well as graceful stained-glass windows.
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Kleine Schantze Park
+41 31 311 23 04, Bundesgasse 7
A very well-kept and beautiful park is a great place for walking. Two lakes and a magnificent panorama of the distant Alps. From the quay of Are you can admire the old city, the Bern cathedral and the medieval quarter of artisans.
Museums of Bern
Bern Museums: Abeggstiffung Riggisberg, Postal Museum, Albert Einstein House Museum on Kramgasse, Swiss Alpine Museum, etc. There are great concerts of classical music performed by the Bern Symphony Orchestra, and every year on Easter the public is represented by the "honorary townspeople" of the capital - the newly born bear cubs.
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