Discover the magic of Switzerland as the UEFA Women's Euros 2025 unfolds. From Alpine peaks to lakeside cities, this summer promises more than just football.

Among its most famous sights are the ornately decorated clock tower, known as the Zytglogg e, and a fountain called the Kindlifresserbrunnen that depicts an ogre eating children.

Bern’s Old Town, Zytglogge, Kindlifresserbrunnen, Bern Minster, Einstein’s bench. Christine gets curious about bears, Bern, and the city’s founder, Berthold V. In Old Town, she tours the ...

Switzerland's laid-back capital proves the ideal place for flustered Euro-tourists to get their breath back, writes Graham Reid.

A colourful yet macabre statue in the capital of Switzerland has left everyone wondering why it was even made for almost 500 years. The Kindlifresserbrunnen, which translates as the Fountain of ...

A colourful yet macabre statue in the capital of Switzerland has left everyone wondering why it was even made for almost 500 years. The Kindlifresserbrunnen, which translates as the Fountain of ...

The expulsion of the Jews in 1294 continues to haunt the city of Bern, as seen in the debate over whether the iconic Kindlifresserbrunnen, a fountain with a sculpture of an ogre devouring a child ...

Unfortunately for anyone who comes across it in the dead of night, the Kindlifresserbrunnen - which literally means Fountain of the Eater of Little Children - is exactly what it sounds like.

While no one knows exactly why the Kindlifresserbrunnen was built, there are several theories as to why a child eating statue could be in Bern, Switzerland.