This lakeside castle facing the peaks of the Berne Alps is an enchanting scene immortalised on countless Swiss postcards. Affiliated to the Berne history museum, it has period furniture and Bernese Oberland folk art. The top floor of the keep has un ..

Housed in the castle, this museum contains varied collections. In the magnificent Salle des Chevaliers, note the fine tapestries, armour and furniture. Further on, you will see ceramics, archaeological remains, objects from 18C Thoune. From the top f..

Obere Hauptgasse is the major street in the old town. It is a very busy place and the flower-decked terraces of the houses are also its pavement, so visitors walk on the roof of shops housed in the ground floor arcades. Further on, Rathausplatz is su..

The banks of the Thoune Lake are pleasant places for a walk and provide some fine viewpoints. Jakobshübeli is a hill with a belvedere where you can enjoy a magnificent semi-circular panoramic view towards Stockhorn and the Jungfrau. Further on, from ..