"Personal" mountain of the inhabitants of Bern, Gurten rises slightly in the distance from the Old Town, south of the Swiss capital. From its top point (864 meters) offers an amazing view of Bern, the Jura Mountains and the faraway ridges of the Alps, and on the slopes there is a lot of entertainment for local and tourists - the hotel operates here, there are restaurants, an observation deck and a kindergarten. In the middle of July a musical festival rattles on Gurten, and in the winter the slopes of the mountain are announced with happy skiers screaming

How to get there

On the slopes of Mount Gurten there is a motor traffic prohibited, visitors to the park and to the top are delivered by an ancient funicular, whose history begins in 1899 . To the centenary the cable car got brand new cabins, and today the ascent to Gurten is itself an attraction . You can get to the lower station of the funicular "Vabern" by tram No. 9 or suburban train S3 . In addition to the departure station, the funicular stops in the middle of the route ("Grunenboden" stop) and on the summit of Gurtena - "Gurten-Kulm" .

What to see

Magnificent nature in walking distance from the capital of Switzerland - the main "feature" of the park Gurten . Despite the developed tourist infrastructure - a lot of footpaths, restaurants and cafes - there is absolutely no sense of the neighborhood of the city: the air is filled with the scents of the forest, birds can be heard, and on the branches of trees you can see the albumen . Nasle You can enjoy magnificent views of the valleys and peaks of the Alps by climbing the observation tower in the park . The smallest tourists like the playgrounds, and in the winter here they have a children's lift and toboggans . You can eat at the restaurants "Tapis Rouge" and "Bel" Etage "- both of them have a view of the slopes of Gurtena .

Pa to Gurten

Toy train, park Gurten

City view from the park Gurtena