The Heart of Bern
Bern · Switzerland
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through the medieval center of Switzerland's capital to see its iconic clock tower and sandstone architecture. You will explore the political center of the nation and wander through scenic parks overlooking the Aare river. This route captures the blend of historic fortifications and intellectual legacy that defines the city.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.
Zytglogge
A medieval gate tower that evolved from a prison for 'priests' whores' into a masterpiece of clockwork.
Prison Tower
A Baroque gatehouse that evolved from a medieval defense point into a notorious men's prison.
Bundesplatz
The political heart of Switzerland, evolved from a medieval ditch into a modern urban plaza.
Model of the Federal Palace
A bronze model of the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland.
Bern Historical Museum
A castle-style museum housing spoils from the Battle of Nancy and the legacy of Albert Einstein.
Zähringerbrunnen
A sixteenth-century tribute to Bern's founder featuring an armored bear and a cub.
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 8 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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How a walk works
8 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 14 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.