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Bern

Although Bern is the seat of most of the institutions of the Swiss Confederation, the remarkable design coherence of Bern's old town has earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It has 6. Wikivoyage

Population 136,988 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland
Tourist office · 880 m Tourist Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Gurtenfestival

    July

    Gurtenfestival is an annual musical festival in Bern, Switzerland.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Queersicht

    November

    Queersicht is a LGBTIAQ+ film festival held in Bern, Switzerland. Founded in 1997, it is the oldest film festival for LGBTIAQ+ movies in Switzerland.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bern); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Handwerkermärit

    Opening hours

    Mar-Dec: Sa[1] 09:00-17:00; Dec: Su[1], Su[3] 10:00-17:00; Dec: Sa[3] 09:00-17:00

    160 m from the centre

  • Fleisch und Delikatessenmarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–12:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:00–12:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–12:00

    190 m from the centre

  • Berner Wochenmarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–12:30
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:00–12:30
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–12:30

    570 m from the centre

  • Waisenhausplatz-Markt

    Opening hours

    Jan-Nov: Tu 09:00-18:00; Jan-Nov: Sa 09:00-17:00; Apr-Oct Th 09:00-18:00

    590 m from the centre

  • Blumen und Gemüsemarkt

    Opening hours

    Apr-Dec: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Apr-Oct: Sa 08:00-16:00; Nov-Mar: Tu 08:00-18:00; Nov-Mar: Sa 08:00-16:00

    610 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 79 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Bern DMB 760 m, Bern 890 m, Bern Weissenbühl 2.1 km, Wabern 2.2 km, Bern Wankdorf 2.3 km, Bern Felsenau 2.3 km, Ostermundigen 2.5 km, Bern Tiefenau 2.7 km, Grünenboden 2.8 km, Liebefeld 3.2 km, Gurten Kulm 3.3 km, Bern Europaplatz 3.4 km, Papiermühle 3.5 km, Worblaufen 3.5 km, Ittigen 3.7 km, Kehrsatz Nord 3.8 km, Köniz 3.8 km, Steinibach 4.0 km, Bolligen 4.2 km, Gümligen 4.4 km

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