Alpine mountains, political neutrality, wealth and cuckoo clocks: Switzerland might be locked between the three culturally influential countries of France, Germany and Italy, but its culture is absolutely its own. From the bear pits of Bern to the Italian speaking region of Ticino, the dazzling ski-resort of Zermatt to the beautiful Lake Geneva, and some of the most scenic cities in the world, Switzerland has a lot packed into its relatively tiny space, including almost 8 million inhabitants.
Switzerland’s capital city, Bern, is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, not least for its inviting walkways full of fountains and clock towers, and medieval architecture. Museums and art galleries are a fine cultural snapshot of Switzerland and beyond for tourists, but its heritage can be found scrawled all over the face of Bern. Its recently enlarged bear pits are of course a definin
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