Colouring picture - Old City of Berne

The ‘search and find’ pictures help children to discover the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland in a simple way. 

What is a UNESCO World Heritage property?

Imagine that there are special places all over the world that are so important and beautiful that we want to protect them forever. These places are for example old castles, big mountains, ancient cities or beautiful natural areas. Some of them are so old that they were built or created many hundreds or thousands of years ago.

All these places are on a List of UNESCO (an organisation of the United Nations). This list shows that these places are important for the whole world, not just for one country. We can therefore be very proud of the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland and should take good care of them.

The World Heritage "Old City of Berne"

The Old City of Berne is a very old and special place that looks almost exactly as it did hundreds of years ago. The capital of Switzerland is situated on a hill, surrounded by the river Aare, and has many famous sights such as the Zytglogge tower and colourful fountains.

UNESCO has designated Berne a World Heritage property because the city is unique and tells us a lot about life and building in earlier times. It is like a giant book that shows us how people built and lived in cities a long time ago. And because it is so special, we need to protect it well so that future people can still walk there and experience the history.

More information and ordering options for the “search and find” book: edu.ourheritage.ch