Bern Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Clock Tower which includes landscape views and a city
Bern Natural History Museum which includes interior views
Bundeshaus showing a square or plaza, heritage architecture and an administrative building
Botanical Garden featuring a park
Bern Rose Garden which includes a city

Where to stay in Bern

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Old City of Bern

5/5(31 area reviews)

Unique features of Old City of Bern include the historical sites and museums. Make a stop by Bern Clock Tower or Bern Town Hall while you're exploring the area.

Old City of Bern
Bern Natural History Museum which includes interior views

Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde

If you're spending some time in Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde, Paul Klee Museum and Bern Rose Garden are top sights worth seeing.

Kirchenfeld-Schosshalde
Botanical Garden featuring a park

Breitenrain-Lorraine

4.5/5(17 area reviews)

While visiting Breitenrain-Lorraine, you might make a stop by sights like Wankdorf Stadium and Botanical Garden.

Breitenrain-Lorraine
Bern Art Museum

Rotes Quartier

If you're spending some time in Rotes Quartier, Bern Art Museum and Wege zu Klee are top sights worth seeing.

Rotes Quartier
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Langgasse-Felsenau

4/5(2 area reviews)

If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Langgasse-Felsenau and surrounding area, you can visit Botanical Garden and Bern Art Museum.

Langgasse-Felsenau
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Grünes Quartier

If you're spending some time in Grünes Quartier, Bern Town Hall and Berner Munster are top sights worth seeing.

Grünes Quartier
Stay KooooK Bern City – Online Check In

Stay KooooK Bern City – Online Check In

3 out of 5
Zeughausgasse 26, Bern, BE
Fully refundable
The price is £122 per night from 31 Aug to 1 Sept
£122
per night
31 Aug - 1 Sept
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Bern. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, daily housekeeping and rainfall showerheads. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (498 reviews)
"The perfect hotel on a budget! This place has hostel vibes in the best possible way. The rooms are small but incredibly clean, modern, and pretty. The bedding was fluffy and so comfortable, and the shower was hands down my favorite of our entire Europe trip. While there isn’t a fridge in the room, ..."

Reviewed on 17 Aug 2025

Stay KooooK Bern City – Online Check In
Los Lorentes Residences

Los Lorentes Residences

4 out of 5
Murtenstrasse, 147, Bern, BE
Stay at this 4-star aparthotel in Bern. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a rooftop terrace and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (284 reviews)
"Very spatious and comfortable room, fully equipped kitchen, clean!"

Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025

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Prize by Radisson, Bern City

Prize by Radisson, Bern City

2.5 out of 5
VIKTORIASTRASSE 21, Bern
The price is £145 per night from 21 Sept to 22 Sept
£145
per night
21 Sept - 22 Sept
Stay at this hotel in Bern. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a rooftop terrace and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their reviews. ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (571 reviews)
"We enjoyed our stay. Our room was clean, spacious and bed was comfy. Nice hot drinks in the lobby. Staff was very welcoming and helpful! It’s close to Rose Garden with a good restaurant there and an amazing view of old town, very convenient bus stops near the hotel to get anywhere. Plus Coop supermarket ..."

Reviewed on 19 Aug 2025

Prize by Radisson, Bern City
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Los Lorentes Residences

Los Lorentes Residences

4 out of 5
Murtenstrasse, 147, Bern, BE
Stay at this 4-star aparthotel in Bern. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a rooftop terrace and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (284 reviews)
"Very spatious and comfortable room, fully equipped kitchen, clean!"

Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025

Los Lorentes Residences
Stay KooooK Bern Wankdorf – Online Check In

Stay KooooK Bern Wankdorf – Online Check In

4 out of 5
Trüsselstrasse 4a, Bern
Stay at this 4-star aparthotel in Bern. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a rooftop terrace and a fireplace in reception. Popular attractions Wankdorf Stadium and PostFinance ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (244 reviews)
"Horrible check in process online. No one to pick up phone when I called for assistance. Really weird building system of needing to open every door through an app on your phone. Room was good overall"

Reviewed on 2 Aug 2025

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Il Momento

Il Momento

4 out of 5
69 Ostermundigenstrasse, Bern, BE
Stay at this 4-star aparthotel in Bern. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions Wankdorf Stadium and Paul Klee Museum ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (6 reviews)
"A well equipped room with comfortable beds"

Reviewed on 14 Mar 2025

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Popular places to visit

Bern Rose Garden showing a garden, a pond and a fountain

Bern Rose Garden

4.5/5(14 reviews)

See and smell beautiful roses at this dreamy park with hundreds of types of flowers. Appreciate the views from the garden’s position on a ridge.

Bern Rose Garden
Bundeshaus showing a square or plaza, heritage architecture and an administrative building

Federal Palace

4.5/5(9 reviews)

Browse a market, play in the fountain or go ice-skating beside this iconic political hub, before taking a guided tour through its historic halls.

Federal Palace
Paul Klee Museum showing modern architecture

Paul Klee Museum

4.5/5(5 reviews)

Take a trip to futuristic warehouses in a rustic green setting to see the inspiring works of a modernist artist.

Paul Klee Museum
Berner Munster

Berner Munster

4/5(13 reviews)

Peruse centuries-old religious art, climb the tallest church tower in Switzerland and attend sacred music recitals when you visit Bern's Gothic cathedral.

Berner Munster
Bern Art Museum

Bern Art Museum

4.5/5(7 reviews)

Inside one of the oldest art museums in Switzerland, view a vast treasure trove of art from the last 800 years, including works by renowned masters.

Bern Art Museum
Bern Historical Museum

Bern Historical Museum

4.5/5(6 reviews)

Browse this prominent Swiss museum to find local treasures from the Stone Age to the present day and get to know the man behind the genius in the Einstein Museum.

Bern Historical Museum

Things to do

Picture 1 for Activity Lucerne: Guided Walking Tour with an Official Guide

Lucerne: Guided Walking Tour with an Official Guide

£23
per adult
Lucerne: Guided Walking Tour with an Official Guide
Chocolate Fun in Bern

Bern: Chocolate Tasting Tour

£50
per adult
90% of travellers recommend
Bern: Chocolate Tasting Tour
Guided City Walking Tour in Bern

Historical & Cultural Walking Tour in Bern

£26
per adult
Historical & Cultural Walking Tour in Bern
Jungfraujoch Top of Europe and Region Private Tour from Bern

Jungfraujoch Top of Europe and Region Private Tour from Bern

£1,217
per adult
Jungfraujoch Top of Europe and Region Private Tour from Bern
Highlights and Hidden Games Walking Tour in Bern

Bern Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour With A Guide

£130
per adult
100% of travellers recommend
Bern Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour With A Guide
James Bond's Schilthorn and Lauterbrunnen Private Tour From Bern

James Bond's Schilthorn and Lauterbrunnen Private Tour From Bern

£969
per adult
James Bond's Schilthorn and Lauterbrunnen Private Tour From Bern
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