Bern Part 1: Welcome, Planning, and the Altstadt
Book: Fodor’s Essential Switzerland (3rd Edition)
Author: Fodor’s Travel
ISBN: 9781640977280
Bern is the chapter where Fodor’s admits a capital city can feel like a village that accidentally runs a country. UNESCO listed the Old Town in 1983, but locals have been polishing those cobblestones since the 1400s.