The Bern Companion

A UNESCO-listed old town wrapped in golden sandstone, live bears by the river, and a clock tower with centuries of theater --- Switzerland's understated federal capital, with room to make it yours. The Bern Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: Why Bern Is Full of Bears. Switzerland's federal capital takes its name and its mascot from an animal its own founder supposedly hunted down on day one.