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Romantic, medieval lanes, 6 kilometers arcades and the longest covered shopping promenade in the world invite to stroll, shop, dine and enjoy. The painter Paul Klee worked in Bern, and the museum of arts owns his worldwide greatest collection. Paul Klee Centre Bern: opening 2005, the centre of this cultural institution build the person, the life and the life-work of Paul Klee.The city was fonded 1191 between 'Seeland' and 'Emmental' by Duke of Zähringen on a peninsula. Numerous sights you must see in Bern. The 'Berner Münster' is one of the most important building sight and in front of the clock-tower - short called 'Zytglogge', four minutes to each hour a figure play starts. The 'Baerengraben' is the mark of the city of Bern - bears were kept since the fonding of the city. Visit the 'Mutze' and feed it with a 'Ruebli' (carott).