Swimming in the Aare River is a must-do experience in Bern for visitors who really want to get to know the city.

Somewhere in the world there is likely a grander restaurant hall than Kornhaus in Bern, Switzerland's Old Town, but I haven't seen it yet. The cavernous dining room, which in its earliest incarnation ...

Bern, Switzerland has been named the world’s most liveable city for 2026. Discover why this quiet European capital tops global rankings for quality of life.

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The sidewalk along the Aare River is congested with wet and happy Swiss, hiking upstream in swimsuits just to float back into town. I join them – marveling at how this exercise brings out the silly in ...

My room at the Unique Hotel Innere Enge in Bern is full of jazz paraphernalia. From my bed to the bathtub, I am immersed in jazz history in the form of photographs of jazz celebrities, newspaper ...

The Old Town of Bern, the capital of Switzerland, was first settled on the peninsular land surrounded by the Aare river in the 12th century, and since then has been a city of many firsts. From one of ...

Centrally located, Switzerland is a winter wonderland with wondrous snow-covered landscapes to explore. During the Advent ...