Switzerland. Canton Bern. Bern Bümpliz is a district of the city of Bern. Giant ice cream cone used as advertisement. A young man rides his bike on a bicycle path. The cyclist wears a mask on his face to protect himself from the coronavirus ( also called Covid-19), Tramway on the road. Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their "federal city". Bern is the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. 4.11.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef