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Map of the city from 1638 showing the Old City as well as later defensive fortifications to the west. An illustration of the Large and Small Redoubts (Schanzen) added from 1622 to 1634. The history of the city of Bern proper begins with its founding by Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen in 1191.
Bern is the centre of the Libero tariff network, which covers the cantons of Bern and Solothurn and includes the towns of Biel/Bienne, Solothurn, and Thun. The network allows easy and coordinated travel on all modes of public transport, such as trains, PostAuto buses , trams , buses ( trolleybuses and motorbuses) and others, regardless of ...
The Zytglogge (Bernese German: [ˈtsiˌkːlɔkːə]; lit. ' time bell ') is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland.Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial.
Tourism began in Switzerland with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century.. The Alpine Club in London was founded in 1857. . Reconvalescence in the Alpine, in particular from tuberculosis, was another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries: for example in Davos, Graubü
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Bern" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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Map of Bern's three medieval guard towers, from left to right: Christoffelturm (now destroyed), Käfigturm, Zytglogge East side of the Käfigturm with Anna Seiler fountain. The first tower, which stood on the site of the present Käfigturm, was built in 1256 during the second expansion of Bern.
Tourist attractions in Bern (5 C, 15 P) L. Lakes of the canton of Bern (3 C, 41 P) M. Museums in the Canton of Bern (1 C, 7 P) S. Sports venues in the Canton of Bern ...