The central, flatter part of the canton of Berne is marketed as the '''Swiss Mittelland''' by the Swiss tourism office.

Regions

  • Emmental -- mainly agricultural region which produces the famous cheese with the big holes
  • Cities

  • Berne -- the capital of Switzerland, whose old town is a World Heritage Site
  • Bienne -- the bilingual (German and French) watch-making capitol
  • Solothurn -- a smallish city and canton surrounded by canton Berne
  • Thun -- a smallish city with a beautiful old town
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