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How to spend vacation in Bern

Bern. Cultural significance.
Bern has kept intact its shape over the centuries appearance. The city’s architecture reflects the rich history of not only the Alpine republic, but also the whole of Western Europe. The capital of Switzerland has been included in the catalog by UNESCO as one of the treasures of world culture.
In the old part of town you can see the medieval fortifications, including the Clock Tower, built in the XVth century. Once there was a gate in Bern. Chimes in the tower by the medieval master Caspar Brunier, say every hour rooster singing and impressive demonstration fairy-tale figures.

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Holidays in Switzerland, are recognized as one of the most respected in the world. It will appeal to even the most discerning travelers. It leaves no one indifferent to the high level of service, excellent infrastructure, the city of unique beauty and spas, cozy restaurants and hotels, colorful festivals and national holidays, a great number of theaters, museums, shops and cafes, parks, sports and entertainment venues. Organizing such a trip is not complicated: today book tickets for train or plane, book a hotel room, hire a guide, all this is quite possible, without leaving home.

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Nature of Switzerland
According to an ancient legend, the allocation of groundwater resources beneath the surface of the Earth’s creator just a little bit not enough, just on the surface a small country in central Europe. Then, for the restoration of justice, he has given Switzerland the landscape of unprecedented beauty: a green blooming valleys, caps gleaming glaciers on mountain peaks, crystal clear lakes and babbling waterfalls.
Switzerland differs wonderful climate. In this country, never too hot or cold, dry and wet. North and center of the country are under the influence of the Atlantic and has a humid temperate climate, the south is famous for its mild Mediterranean climate.

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Switzerland – the safest country for investment in real estate
Switzerland – one of the richest countries in Europe and the world with a stable European currency – the franc. The country’s economy as a whole and the housing market in particular are characterized by resistance.
Swiss cantons statutory authority to restrict the number of foreigners who can buy property in this country that supports the demand for housing at a high level. Real estate prices in Switzerland have been steadily growing by an average of 1-3% per year, growth was observed even in a crisis.

The oldest bridge in Europe with wooden roof. Kapellbr?cke

Kapellbr?cke Bridge in SwitzerlandThe Kapellbr?cke Bridge that crosses over the river Reuss has long been a symbol of. This is the oldest bridge in Europe with a wooden roof was built at the beginning of the XIV century as part of the city fortifications. In 1993, the bridge was badly damaged by fire, which killed many ancient paintings decorating the rafters of the roof

Traveling alongside glacier. Jungfrau Railway. Switzerland

Jungfrau Railway. SwitzerlandJungfrau Railway was built between 1896 and 1912, one of the pioneers in the construction of railways Swiss Adolf Guyer-Zeller. It runs on the most spectacular beauty of the town Oberland

Amazing spot in Switzerland. Bear Pit

Bear Pit. Bern. SwitzerlandBear Pit is one of the attractions of Bern, located outside the historic center, it’s the outdoor enclosure, which contains live bears. The love of Bern citizens to the bear did not emerge from nothing: according to legend, the founder of the city decided to name it in honor of the first beast, which he killed while hunting in the local woods, and the first was a bear (B?r)

“Dying Lion” in Switzerland

Dying Lion in SwitzerlandSculptural composition titled “Dying Lion”, carved into the rock in the center of the city of Lucerne, is the first picture of the animal on the monuments in Europe. The writer Mark Twain, while in Lucerne, called the monument “the most mournful and moving piece of rock in the world.

Grossm?nster Church in Zurich

Grossm?nster Church in Zurich. SwitzerlandGrossm?nster is one of the three most important churches in Zurich, together with Fraumyunster and the Church of St. Peter. This monastery is executed in the Romanesque style, which played a significant role in the history of the Protestant Reformation. The central part of the cathedral near the banks of the River Limmat was built on the site Carolingian church

Bern Cathedral

Bern Cathedral in SwitzerlandBern Cathedral (Berner M?nster) is the major monuments of late Gothic Swiss. As a symbol of the once most of the state-city, located north of the Alps, it still dominates the historical center of Bern. The temple was founded in 1421. Epidemic, lack of money, military campaigns and the problems of statics of structures slowed construction, so construction of the tower was interrupted in 1588 at a height of about 55m.