Head to Bern Botanical Garden for a quiet afternoon surrounded by nature, as well as a crash course on the plants of the world. Originally established for academic purposes, the Bern Botanical Garden’s is every botanist’s and nature lover’s dream. Its greenhouses, categorised by geographic location, are filled with plants from every corner of the world, from extravagant tropical flowers to resilient Mediterranean shrubs.

Explore the hardy Alpine plants native to Switzerland in the Alpinium, or walk through the outdoor gardens to feel like you’re in the Swiss mountains. Then walk a few steps and enter the rainforests of the tropics, filled with banana and pineapple trees and sugar cane plants. An oasis of nature in the heart of the city, Bern Botanical Garden allows you to recharge and travel the world in just one afternoon.