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A city guide gestures animatedly to a model of the Federal Palace, surrounded by interested listeners in the clear, sunny backdrop of Bern during the "1848 - Bern becomes the Federal City" tour.

City tour “1848 – Bern’s birth as a federal city”

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Switzerland has no capital – but it does have a federal city. Discover why the decision made in 1848 was actually a compromise, and how Bern came to be the political centre of Switzerland. On this tour, our city guides take participants on a journey through Bern’s – and Switzerland’s – political history.