The Sheltered Streets of Bern
Bern · Switzerland
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Stroll beneath the historic stone ceilings of Bern's famous covered shopping streets. You will experience the unique blend of commerce and architecture that keeps the city dry and inviting. This walk showcases how these arcades shape the daily rhythm of the city center.
The walk
Gerechtigkeitsgasse 45
The oldest axis of Bern, where medieval markets gave way to noble palaces and the gaze of Lady Justice.
Vennerbrunnen
A stone record of the military power and guild politics that once ran Bern.
Waisenhausplatz
A patchwork plaza built over old city ditches that evolved from a pork market into a civic center.
Bundesplatz
The political heart of Switzerland, evolved from a medieval ditch into a modern urban plaza.
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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How a walk works
The guide starts talking when you arrive.
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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.
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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
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Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.