Bern's Living History and Monuments
Bern · Switzerland
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Step back in time as you wander through the medieval heart of the Swiss capital. You will encounter towering spires, ancient fortifications, and grand halls that tell the story of the city's evolution. This walk connects the city's most iconic landmarks to reveal the layers of its storied past.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.
Bärengraben
The home of Bern's living symbols, from a Zähringen legend to a modern riverside park.
Nydeggkirche
A former fortress turned warehouse and church, marking the eastern edge of Bern's medieval heart.
Bern Town Hall
A sandstone seat of power that survived fires, failed Parisian redesigns, and a Neo-Gothic makeover.
Bern Minster
The tallest cathedral in Switzerland, built over four centuries to signal Bern's rise as a city-state.
Swiss Alpine Museum
A study of the relationship between the Swiss people and their mountains, housed in a Neues Bauen landmark.
Natural History Museum of Bern
A treasury of biodiversity featuring the world's largest canine skull collection and the hide of Barry.
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.
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.