Thun

Worth seeing in and around Thun

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Visana Stadion

   Visana Stadion is a football stadium in the city of Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011.

   3.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Thun Castle

   Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   800 m · castle in the city of Thun in the Swiss canton of Bern · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Oberhofen Castle

   Oberhofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberhofen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   4.9 km · castle complex with outbuildings and park in Oberhofen on Lake Thun in the canton of Bern, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stadion Lachen

   Stadion Lachen is a multi-use stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for American football matches of the Thun Tigers.

   3.2 km · stadium in Thun, Switzerland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Blümlisalp

   SS Blümlisalp is a paddle-wheel steamer built in 1906, used in regular passenger service on Lake Thun. She is named after the Blüemlisalp mountain massif in the Bernese Oberland.

   1.4 km · paddle steamer on Lake Thun/Lake Brienz · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hünegg Castle

   Hünegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hilterfingen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.6 km · castle in Hilterfingen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Panzermuseum Thun

   The Panzermuseum Thun was a museum in Thun in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. Exhibited in the museum were foreign and Swiss tanks as well as examples of Swiss self-propelled artillery and static artillery.

   1.6 km · museum in Switzerland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Thun ship canal

   The Thun ship canal is a 500-metre long canal in the Swiss canton of Bern. Together with a navigable reach of the Aare of similar length, it connects Lake Thun with a quay in the town of Thun adjacent to Thun railway station.

   1.4 km · canal in Switzerland that connects Lake Thun with a quay in the town of Thun · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Museum für Uhren und mechanische Musikinstrumente

   The Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments is a museum in the village of Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland. It is dedicated to both horology and mechanical music.

   5.2 km · museum in Switzerland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Muehleplatz
2. 02
   Thun Castle

   Built by the Dukes of Zähringen at the beginning of the 12th century, the medieval castle above the town of Thun is a prominent eye catcher at the entrance to the Bernese Highland Region.

3. 03
   Kunstmuseum Thun

   Hofstettenstrasse 14, fax: +41 33 225 89 06, kunstmuseum@thun.ch.

4. 04
   Schadau Castle

   Seestrasse 45, fax: +41 33 222-1580, info@schloss-schadau.ch.

5. 05
   Wocher Panorama

   Seestrasse 45 (Bus #1, stop Scherzligen/Schadau), +41 33 225 84 20, wocher-panorama@thun.ch.

6. 06
   Steam train Vaporama Schadaupark

   Seestrasse 45.

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Things to do

Football: FC Thun were promoted in 2025 and now play soccer in Swiss Super League, the top tier. Their Stockhorn Arena (capacity 10,000) is 2 km west of city centre near the A6. In 2025 it hosted games in the UEFA Women's Euro Finals. Shopping in the Bälliz-Street/Obere Hauptgasse Have a swim in the Aare River or Lake Thun.

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Where to eat

Arts Restaurant Schadau. High-end gastronomy in a Loire-style castle, but a tad expensive. Impressive view of the Lake and the Bernese Alps. Elite. Freienhof. High-end gastronomy and bar in a more modern setting. Krone. Rössli Berntor,. Untere Hauptgasse 32. Informal restaurant with a mix of Swiss, Italian and Mexican cuisine. Reasonable prices and huge portions. Seepark. Häxä-Chessu, Allmendstrasse 172,.

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Getting to Thun

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 93 km · Zürich (ZRH), 103 km · Geneva (GVA), 131 km

Stations

Thun railway station, 1.3 km · Uttigen railway station, 4.9 km · Steffisburg railway station, 1.6 km · Uetendorf Allmend railway station, 3 km · Brenzikofen railway station, 6 km

• Zurich → Thun

  98 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · CHF15–21
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• Geneva → Thun

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · CHF20–26
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Thun

  95 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · €13–18
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