Marktgasse Street

Marktgasse is a small street in the center of Bern Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Despite the fact that “Market Street” appeared in the XIII century, it still lives up to its name – and today there is a vibrant trading life in shops, cafes and restaurants located here.

However, on Marktgasse there was a place and monuments of antiquity. The street connects the old towers - the Clock and the Prison - which are worth seeing for everyone who is captivated by the romance of medieval Europe. Marktgrass has two Renaissance fountains. The first is called Anna-Seiler-Brunnen, which reminds of the founder of the first hospital in the city (1354). The second is called "Sch tzernbrunnen", which means "Fountain of the shooter".

From the east to Marktgrass adjoins the Granary Square, which was once bounded by the walls of the Old Town. On the square stands a fountain decorated with a creepy figure of a giant man-eater, because of which it was called the “Child Eater”.

Directly under the fountains there is a small stream that can be seen through the grids installed at the foundations of the fountains. Several centuries ago, fountains were the main source of fresh water for the inhabitants of Bern, and now many Bern pigeons quench their thirst.