Greetings fellow travelers!
I'm quite taken with the idea of visiting all of the 11 fountains in Bern. Rick Steve's does not include them all on his map and walking tour. Does anyone know where I can get a Rick Steves-like simple map with all the fountains on it?
Thanks!
Wikipedia has a list of all of the fountains and their locations and references Berlitz 1999 Switzerland pocket guidebook for them. The Museum in Bern has most of the originals which were moved there and replaced by new ones to protect them from air pollution in recent decades. I particularly like the Child-Eating Ogre myself. Have fun.
Thanks Nick!
Nick, I agree, that statue that was designed to scare kids into good behavior has also been a favorite of mine!
On the Bern tourism website there are various maps:
https://bern.com/en/inform/tourist-information/maps-and-brochures
Choose ‘City Map’
https://a.storyblok.com/f/272028/x/ca9e176ac7/01_bern_city-map_aktuell_c_bern-welcome.pdf
Under ‘things to do’ you will see ‘fountains with figures’ and then you can find them all on the map by number.
Thanks SwissNomad!
That map is just what I needed. I'm guessing I can get a printed one when I get to Bern? Perhaps at the train station?
Yes, I think you will find a brochure at the tourist information. They are renovating the Bern train station, currently the tourist info is tucked away on the second floor where the shops are…maybe one day it will have a more prominent location. You almost have to know it’s there to find it - at least it feels that way to me.
