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Bern
Basic Info
Bern is the capital of Switzerland, a diverse and beautiful city. Of all Swiss cities, Bern is perhaps the most immediately charming. It's hard to remember that Bern - once voted Europe's most floral city and a World Heritage Site - is the nation's capital, home of the Swiss parliament and wielder of final federal authority. It is here that Albert Einstein worked, the Toblerone chocolate bar is made, and Emmental cheese, known as Swiss Cheese, reached out to the world.
Sites to see
  • The Zytglogge-Turm - the medieval clock tower on the city gate.
  • The newly refurbished Bundesplatz boasts 26 superb fountains.
  • Berne's most famous former resident, Albert Einstein, in the Berne History Museum.
Stadium details
  • Name: Stade de Suisse
  • Inauguration: 30 July 2005
  • Capacity: 32,000
  • Address: Papiermühlestrasse 71, CH-3022 Bern
  • Tram: Line 9.
  • Bus: Line 20, 28, 40 & 41.
  • Matches: Group C
Bars & Restaurants
  • Du Nord and Café Cairo, both across the Lorraine Bridge from the city
  • Sportwerk is a great place to hang out all day.
  • In the Matte neighbourhood, Silo Bar and Dampfenzentrale are exciting and edgy.
  • Local standards can be sampled at Wäbere.
  • Good Italian restaurant is the Kornhaus, a former grain depot on Kornhausplatz.