The Old Town of Bern, the capital of Switzerland, was first settled on the peninsular land surrounded by the Aare river in the 12th century, and since then has been a city of many firsts.

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One of the areas badly hit by the floods in Switzerland is Matte, in the capital's historic old town. Containing hundreds of 17th- and 18th-Century houses, Bern's old town - surrounded on three sides ...