- Address: Alter Aargauerstalden 31b, 3006 Bern, Switzerland
- Phone: +41 31 331 32 06
- Website: rosengarten.be
- Working hours: 9.00 - 23.30
Among the sights of the capital of Switzerland, the rose garden of Bern stands apart. The magnificence and diversity of the rarest varieties of roses, climbing perennial flowers, ornamental bushes and trees amaze tourists. And yet, the silence, solitude and fragrance of the aromas of the botanical garden help to relax and find spiritual harmony.
History of creation
The history of the rose garden in Bern dates back to the 18th century. However, at that time there was not at all a natural reserve, but a city cemetery, functioning here in 1765-1877. Gradually, the cemetery was abandoned, and the city administration decided to create a landscape reserve on this picturesque stretch of land. Thus, in 1913, and appeared a luxurious rose garden in Bern with its elegant avenues and a pond with fountains in the center.
What is interesting in the garden of roses?
Picturesque views in the rose garden in Berne are fascinating and attract attention immediately. Visitors are waiting for elegant alleys, well-groomed footpaths with numerous benches, neatly trimmed shrubs and creating a pleasant shade of decorative trees, and in the central part of the garden there is a pond with fountains and sculptures. Connoisseurs of flowers will be interested in information that more than 220 kinds of roses and 200 varieties of irises grow in the garden, and 28 other kinds of rhododendrons can be found on flower beds.
In the hot summer months, from the heat, you can hide in the shady Pavilion of the garden. Lovers of reading in nature is waiting for a cozy reading garden. In the rose garden in Bern you can not only walk and enjoy the indescribable beauty and fragrance of flowers. There is an exquisite restaurant with the same name "Rose Garden" or "Rosengarten", one of the best in the capital, where you can dine or arrange a romantic dinner in such a unique atmosphere. It should be noted that the restaurant offers a stunning view of the Old City of Bern.
And of course, it's worth mentioning that a children's playground is open for small visitors. That is why the garden of roses can be rightly called a wonderful place for family rest.
How to visit?
The most convenient way to get to the rose garden in Bern is by bus routes 10 and 40 from the city train station and to the Rosengarten stop. The garden is open every day, without days off and breaks. In the summer months - the period of flowering roses - in the garden there are a lot of connoisseurs of beauty. But in other months, the landscape reserve Bern is very popular with tourists.
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