"Bern" Blogs & Blog Posts

Many visitors of Bern spend much of their time visiting the “must-sees”, like the beautiful natural parks, architecture and great museums the city has to offer. Nothing wrong with that of course, but you’ll spend much of your time q...

Quite a few people do not know Bern is the capital of Switzerland. For a long time, Switzerland didn’t have a capital as it was a confederation of independent cantons without a real unity. In 1848, Bern was selected to become the capital over much...

Quite a few people do not know Bern is the capital of Switzerland. For a long time, Switzerland didn’t have a capital as it was a confederation of independent cantons without a real unity. In 1848, Bern was selected to become the capital over much...

Quite a few people do not know Bern is the capital of Switzerland. For a long time, Switzerland didn’t have a capital as it was a confederation of independent cantons without a real unity. In 1848, Bern was selected to become the capital over much...

Sebastian Meier is a former history student, then political journalist in local newspapers, now working for the Bern city government. And promoting his city Bern as a Spotter of course :) We met Sebastian this year in Bern and loved his spots “Bern...

After launching Spotted by Locals Bern earlier this year, we finally had a chance to visit the capital of Switzerland. Our high expectations were definitely surpassed! Most people know that it’s a very beautiful city (the old town is UNESCO World H...

Bern, the beer capital. Did you know that Bern is the city with the greatest number of craft beer breweries in Switzerland? Here are some interesting facts and anecdotes about Bernese beer. The smell of hops, malt and freshly brewed beer is in the ai...