2-Hour Bern City Walking Tour

Highlights

Bern

gastronomical, historical, walking

Group Tour

2 Hours

Easy

English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Description

Explore the Swiss capital Bern, on a 2-hour walking tour. Walk through the traditional Berner streets, the Federal Palace, the Clock Tower, the Albert Einstein's Home, the Cathedral of St. Vincent, in Münsterplatz, and the Bärengraben with your expert guide.

Itinerary

City tour of bern
- Meet at the main Station and see the new magnificent "Baldachin" glass roof.
- Walk on the traditional Berner streets, that go directly to the "Old Town", and visit the Prison Gate called the "Käfigturm", which dates from the 1200s and now shelters a tiny museum.
- Discover the nearby "Bundeshaus" seat of Swiss democracy with your Bern tour guide.
- Walking further is the Clock Tower, also called "Zytgloggeturm. Continuing along the street, find Albert Einstein's Home, where he wrote his "Theory of Relativity"
- Near his Home, stop for a delicious lunch in a typical restaurant, where you can try the local cuisine and taste some Swiss wines.
- Afterward, continue along the street and come to "The Bärengraben"- Bear Park.
- To the left, is the Cathedral of St. Vincent, with its first stone laid in 1421. From the tower, get a panoramic view of Bern.
- Following the street, reach again the Parliament and from here, go shopping or finish the tour.