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Although Bern is the federal capital, you won't find much cosmopolitan nonsense here: the cuisine du marché, based on the freshest ingredients available in the local market, features fatback and sauerkraut, the annual fair fêtes the humble onion; and the president of the Swiss Confederation has been known to take the tram to work. Warm, friendly, down-to-earth, the Bernese are notoriously slow-spoken; ask a question, and then pull up a chair while they formulate a judicious response. Their mascot is a common bear; they keep some as pets in the center of town. Walking down broad medieval streets past squares crowded with farmers' markets, past cafés full of shirt-sleeved politicos, you might forget that Bern is the geographic and political hub of a sophisticated, modern, and prosperous nation.
Bern Hotels
Bern has plenty of quality hotels, many of them splendorous with 19th-century characteristics: lobbies with 20-foot-tall ceilings ornately tinged with stucco...read more
Fodor's Choice
Bern Restaurants
Traditional dining in Bern is a pretty grounded affair, characterized by Italian home cooking and German-style meat and potatoes. Two particular local favorites...read more
Things To Do in Bern
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Travel Deals in Bern
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Bern Experiences
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Lived-in history: UNESCO only made Bern a World Heritage Site in 1983, but the city's cobblestone arcades and clock towers have been beautifully... Read more
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It's ironic that expressionist painter Paul Klee (1879-1940), one of Switzerland's most prolific and talented artists, wasn't a Swiss citizen... Read more
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News
A solar-powered plane is taking its first transcontinental flight, Plymouth City Airport is auctioning ... Read more
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News, Hotels
From Heathrow's less-than-secure new measures in customs to one Swiss village's genius social media campaign,... Read more
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Practical Travel Tips
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