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TripOut Gay Travel:
Bern
Gay Friendly Rating:
Very welcoming; this place is gay-tastic!
Switzerland's capital is also one of its most gay-friendly cities!
Bern Fast Facts:
- Gayborhood The gays in Northern Switzerland are warm and welcoming! In Old Town you’ll find boy bars, lesbian nightclubs (it’s a great town for women), art museums, beer halls, and chic shopping to keep you
- When you plan on heading to Bern, if you need help planning your trip, you can visit the LGBT-specific pages of http://www.MySwitzerland.com, which are full of tips, listings and special travel offers. And, if you'd like to download a brochure of LGBT Switzerland info, click through for great info from http://www.MySwitzerland.com.
- In summertime, Marzili Quarter by the river becomes a hotspot when gay boys congregate around the biggest open-air swimming pool in town.
- One of Bern's most memorable views is from the Bundesterrasse, the terrace behind the Federal Parliament Buildings. From here, the River Aare describes a gentle curve at the foot of the cliffs below, while the vista across to the forests opposite, and further, to the mountain range of the Bernese Oberland in the distance, is simply breathtaking.
- Head to the Kleine Schanze, a city-centre park with a popular cafe-bar featuring DJs in the evenings during summer.
Bern Top 5
Don't leave town before checking out...
Recommended In Bern:
Hotels & Inns
- Hotel Allegro Kornhausstrasse 3
- Hotel Belle Epoque Gerechtigkeitsgasse 18
- Hotel La Pergola Belpstrasse 43
Restaurants
- Blue Cat Gerechtigkeitsgasse 75
- Brasserie Lorraine Quartiergasse 17
- Cinematte Wasserwerkgasse 7
- Du Nord Lorrainestrasse 2
- Fugu Gerechtigkeitsgasse 16
- Kornhauskeller Kornhausplatz 18
- Trattoria Lorenzini Hotelgasse 8
- Villa Stucki Seftigenstrasse 11
Bars & Clubs
- Bar Aux Petits Fours Kramgasse 67
- Bubennacht Du Theatre
- Comeback Rathausgasse 42
- Du Theatre Hotelgasse 10
- Formbar Sandrainstrasse 10
- Frauenraum Neubruckstrasse 8
- Samurai Aarbergergasse 33/35
- Tolerdance Neubruckstrasse 10
- True Colors Gaskessel
- Welle Gaskessel
Sights & Activities
- Bundesterrasse
- Einstein House Kramgasse 49
- Historisches Museum Bern Helvetiaplatz 5
- Kleine Schanze
- Marzili Quarter Marzilistrasse 29
- Museum of Fine Arts Hodlerstrasse 8-12
- Rosengarten
- Uncut - Gay films, weekly Neubruckstrasse 8
- Zentrum Paul Klee Monument im Fruchtland 3
Events
More Bern: Related Websites
- http://MySwitzerland.com Check out the LGBT-specific pages of MySwitzerland.com
- http://www.swiss.com/ Swiss Airlines.
Bern: Old Time Charms and a Modern Sensibility