Markus Lergier, CEO of Bern Tourism, host of the SwissTravel Mart in June, talks about what makes this city such a beautiful and historic city, home of the bear park, which can be a gateway to the ...

Bern, Switzerland’s capital, is known for its striking medieval architecture and historic atmosphere. The city was founded in 1191 and grew along the banks of the Aare River. After a devastating fire ...

Bern is Switzerland's beautiful capital city, 55 mi/90 km west of Lucerne. It was destroyed by a fire in 1405 and then totally rebuilt, so it has many fine examples of early-15th-century ...

“It’s the most beautiful city we’ve ever seen” — celebrated German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote about Bern in a letter to his friend in 1779. Not a lot has changed since that letter was ...

The earliest sunset of the year will take place in Switzerland on Thursday. From December 13, the sunsets will be a little later every day, although the winter solstice is not until December 21. This ...

Situated directly across the road from the train station, this is not your usual station hotel. The perfect complement to the Bellevue Palace, located directly across from Parliament, this is a ...