Bärn Kit: the apps
Your birth-year tree: a city tree from the year you were born
Somewhere in Bern there is a tree as old as you. Jahrgangsbaum finds it in the city's tree …

Which market is on today? Bern's markets through the year
Bundesplatz, Breitenrainplatz or Münsterplattform: the Märit-Kalender shows you which market in Bern is open today, and …

Where to take glass, aluminium and PET in Bern?
The bag of empty bottles is already by the door. Recycling Bern shows you the nearest collection point for glass, PET, …

When is collection day? The waste calendar for your address
Does the bag go out today or tomorrow? Abfall Bern tells you when the city collects household waste, paper and …

What is open now? Pharmacies, shops, petrol stations
Sunday, no bread at home, or looking for a pharmacy in the evening? Jetzt offen in Bern shows you what is open right …

What is in season now? The Bern seasonal calendar
Asparagus in spring, pumpkin in autumn: the Saisonkalender shows you what from the Bern region is in season right now, …

What is free in Bern
Swimming, watching the bears, going to a museum: lots of things in Bern cost nothing. Gratis Bern collects these offers …

Vereinsfest-Küche: a hygiene checklist for your event
An event with food needs a few firm rules. The Vereinsfest-Küche takes you through everything that matters, from the …

Through Bern by wheelchair: find toilets and drinking fountains
In a wheelchair or with a pram, you cannot reach every toilet or every fountain. Barrierefrei Bern shows you the …

The emergency sheet: one page that saves time in an emergency
Which medicines? Which allergies? Who to call? The emergency sheet (Notfallblatt) gives paramedics the most important …

The Treppenhaus-Zettel: a friendly way to offer help
At the top: what you can help with. Below: where you could use some help yourself. The Treppenhaus-Zettel (stairwell …

The Aare now: temperature and flow before your swim
Before you get into the Aare, it is worth checking two numbers: how warm the water is and how much of it is flowing. …

Swap, give away, second-hand: Kreislauf in Bern
What you no longer need, someone else might. Kreislauf Bern shows you where in Bern you can give things away, swap …

Swap books: the open bookcases in Bern
Take a book, leave another one, with no library card and no money. Bücherschränke Bern shows you where the open …

Still good or not? How to read best-before dates
The date on the pack is often not a throw-away date. Haltbar oder nicht? shows you for 41 foods when you can trust your …

Sicher feiern: a poster against drink spiking
Anyone who feels uneasy at the bar says a harmless-sounding sentence, and the staff help. Sicher feiern makes a poster …

School holidays and public holidays in Bern at a glance
Is today a public holiday? When do the autumn holidays start? Are shops open on Sunday? Ferien & Feiertage Bern answers …

Reste-Küche: 44 recipes from what you have
Stale bread, cooked rice, brown bananas: Reste-Küche shows you what you can cook from them instead of throwing them …

Playgrounds in Bern with drinking fountains and toilets
Playground, water, toilet: only with all three is it enough for a whole afternoon outside. Spielplatz plus shows them …

Parking in Bern: free spaces live and the rules
Before you drive into town: Parken in Bern shows the free spaces in the nine public car parks live and explains the …

New in Bern: the first steps after moving
The boxes are unpacked, but what needs to be done by when? Neu in Bern takes you through the first 30 days in nine …

Lost something in Bern? How to get it back
Keys gone, wallet left on the tram? “Verloren?” asks you one or two questions and then shows you the office that might …

Learning German in Bern: free and cheap
Learning German does not have to be expensive. Deutsch lernen collects courses in Bern that are free or cheap and shows …

Hilfe-Brett: neighbours helping neighbours
Someone needs help carrying things, someone is giving away a chair, someone is looking for company. The Hilfe-Brett …

Gardening without a garden: gardens in Bern
You have no garden, but you would like to dig in the soil or just see some flowers? Gärten Bern shows you where you can …

Free help in Bern: advice when things get tight
A letter from an office you don't understand, bills piling up, a notice to move out: Gratis Hilfe shows you where to …

Free drinking water in Bern: all fountains on one map
Bern has fountains on almost every corner. Bern Trinkwasser shows you the nearest one you can drink from, with walking …

First aid: what to do until the ambulance arrives
Someone collapses, and the phone is already in your hand. Bärn hilft shows you what you can do until the ambulance …

Finding a flat in Bern: where to look, what to watch out for
Hardly any flats are free in the city of Bern. Wohnung finden sums up where you can look, what goes in your application …

Farm shops, cafés and restaurants nearby: GoodPlaceToGo
Out and about and fancy some farm eggs or a coffee? GoodPlaceToGo shows you the nearest farm shop, café or restaurant …

Cool in summer, warm in winter: places in Bern
A shady park or a pool in summer, a warm room with tea in winter: Kühl und warm in Bern shows you the nearest …

Cheap meals today in Bern
A warm meal for a few francs or for free: Günstig essen heute (cheap meals today) shows you, day by day, where you can …

Barbecues in Bern: public fire pits on a map
Sausages packed, good weather, but where is the nearest fire pit? Grillstelle Bern shows you the public barbecue spots …

Arzt heute: walk-in clinic, pharmacy or 144?
No GP, no appointment, but it's not life-threatening? Arzt heute (doctor today) shows you where to go or who to call in …

Allergen poster for clubs and small businesses
The 14 main allergens must also be declared for food that is not pre-packed. The Allergen-Poster turns this into a …

A bench to rest on: find benches with a backrest
If you are 80, pregnant, injured or in pain, you often plan your route around benches. Sitzbank Bern answers the …

A balcony for bees: plants for wild bees in a small space
Even a small balcony can feed wild bees. Balkon für Bienen shows you what flowers when and what you can plant …

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