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Bern (French: Berne, Italian: Berna) may not be Switzerland's largest or most popular city, but it has been the Swiss capital since 1848. Bern was founded in the 12th century in what is now the centre of Switzerland. Its natural boundaries were shaped by the Aare River, but over time the city has outgrown these boundaries.
From the Bern Travel Guide
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The hotel is cozy and inviting, very clean and quiet and the breakfasts were delicious. It is located only a 10 minute tram ride from the old town. ... more
A pleasant place to stay, close to the city centre with well maintained rooms. The staff were helpful and happy to use a number of languages as needed. ... more
Traveling from Zurich to Naples
I am flying into Zurich from the US and taking a train into Bern to visit a friendthis summer, then going down to Naples for a while. I believe flying is the best option, I could take a smaller plane out of Zürich's like JetBlue. Does anyone have any tips on best airlines, etc?? ...
I have 3-4 days after La Tomatina, Switzerland or Austria?
'd like to do some hiking in the Swiss Alps, I was thinking of stopping in Bern for 3 days. If you had the choice, would you goto Vienna or Bern? I was looking at train times, it takes about 16-18 hours from Valencia to Bern and about 26-35 hours! to get to Vienna (prob better for me to just fly out) Or do you ...
Bern The Beautiful
In February 2006 we visited our son in Basel, he suggested we go to Bern. It was a weekend and the day was sunny and warm. So early in the morning we packed a lunch box and took to the road to Bern. The distance from Basel to Bern is about 75 kms but the road going out of the city was under construction ...
Posted in Island Hopper's Travel Blog by IsleHopper
Bern Switzerland
Hello from Bern, We arrived here by train from Zermatt which required re-tracing part of our trip ...
Posted in Tom & Susan's European Tour by Trainwater
The Bears of Bern
It may have taken most of the day yesterday, but we made it to Bern. Leaving Paris on the 1.20pm train to Dijon, we arrived at the hostel at around 11.30pm after a total of four train journeys and a two-hour stopover at Pontarlier, an attractive French town close to the Swiss border. Much quieter ...
Posted in A Grand Adventure by shoestring