Was told there are beautiful castles nearby Bern?

Question

anybody there knows anything about ? Where, how to arrive there from Bern?

Answer 1

If you go to Thun (about 1/2 by train) there are 2 castles. One is in town and the other one (Oberhofen) is on the lake.

Answer 2

yes, there are several castles near Bern. the most important castles are Burgdorf, Hilterfingen, Hünegg and Thunstetten. you can arrive them from Bern by train or bus.

here is a site where you can find pictures of them and many more smaller castles (unfortunately the site is in german).

http://www.travelwriter.at/ueber/schloes...

Answer 3

hmmm...there's the Schloss Waldegg in Solothurn (it's the prefecture next to Bern)...takes like half an hour with the car, or the train...it's not THAT big, but really nice (the whole town is really beautiful, and built in barock style)...^ ^

Answer 4

There are castles all over Switzerland. The most famous is Chateau de Chillon which was actually built on the lake. ( Lake Geneva (Lac Leman), near Montreux.