Marzili and a swim in the Aare
Guide
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FreeWalkAllow 1.5–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
In summer, locals walk upstream along the Aare and float back down the fast, cold, green river to the free Marzili baths below the Federal Palace.
A brief history
The current is strong: only strong swimmers should get in, and only at the marked exits (check the conditions).
Tips
- Best time
- A hot afternoon, July to August
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1.5–3 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Marzili: Below the Federal Palace by the river, with the free baths.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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