thousands of letters to the Christmas child. • was where Giacomo Casanova once lived. • is home to National Equestrian Center. • is where the world’s largest public stamp collection can be viewed. • has the National Curling Center with 8 rinks - a leading center of its kind in Europe. • is home to the most important Millefleur carpet (15th c.) by “Karl dem Kühnen” (Carl the Bold) • was where Emil Theodore Kocher , the Nobel Prize Laureate in medicine, once worked. • gave rise to turning point in history of mankind in 1905 . It was here that Albert Einstein formulated his special Theory of Relativity and revolutionized the prevailing conception
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of space and time. More about the life and work of Einstein can be uncovered in the “Einstein House”, which was home to this genius from 1903 to 1905. • has the new Swiss national stadium which is multifaceted in the facilities it offers: it is a soccer stadium, shopping center, event arena complete with the enormous viewing platform SOLIEL, and the world’s largest solar power plant to be integrated into a stadium – all in one. Your Tourist Center at the railway station or at the Bear Pits will be pleased to help you planning in your voyage of discovery and will do everything possible to make your stay in Bern an unforgettable experience.