French Embassy

French Embassy is an office building in Bern, Canton of Bern which is located on Schosshaldenstrasse. French Embassy is situated nearby to the government office Ambassade du Liban en Suisse et au Liechtenstein, as well as near the public building Schulhaus Laubegg.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM—12:30 PM and 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
Email: presse@ambafrance-ch.org
Type: Office building
Also known as: “Französische Botschaft”
Address: Schosshaldenstrasse 46, Bern, 3006

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Egelsee and Zentrum Paul Klee.

Egelsee

Lake

Photo: Y. Prieur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Egelsee or Egelmösli is a lake in the City of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.52 ha. The lake is part of a park that stretches to the Paul Klee Zentrum. In some years, it freezes sufficiently to allow ice skating.

Zentrum Paul Klee

Museum

Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.

The Zentrum Paul Klee is a museum dedicated to the artist Paul Klee, located in Bern, Switzerland and designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. It features about 40 percent of Paul Klee's entire pictorial oeuvre. Zentrum Paul Klee is situated 640 metres east of French Embassy.

Bärengraben

Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a tourist attraction in the Swiss capital city of Bern. It is a bear pit, or enclosure housing bears, situated at the eastern edge of the old city of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the River Aar. Bärengraben is situated 530 metres west of French Embassy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattequartier and Old City.

Mattequartier

Quarter

The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

Old City

Quarter

Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.

The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.