Planning

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.

Basel Part 1: Welcome, Planning, and the Altstadt

Book: Fodor’s Essential Switzerland (3rd Edition)
Author: Fodor’s Travel
ISBN: 9781640977280

Basel is where Fodor’s stops pretending Switzerland is only mountains and chocolate. This chapter opens on a midsize city wedged between France and Germany, with nearly 40 museums, a world-class art fair, and a carnival that fills the streets with costumed pipers every spring.