Swiss capital Bern gears up for women's EURO football games

A month before the European Women's Football Championship kicks off in Switzerland, the host city of Bern has announced a series of events for fans. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The matches in Bern will be accompanied by the "Berner Ballzauber" festival. From July 1 to 27, parts of Bern's city centre will be dedicated to the major event. Specific signposting will guide locals and visitors to the fan zone on Bundesplatz, the corner on Waisenhausplatz or the Wankdorf stadium, as the City of Bern wrote in a press release on Thursday. Construction work on the Bundesplatz is due to start soon. + Woman footballer bemoans lack of opportunity in Switzerland An event of this magnitude brings with it a particular need for information not only on the part of visitors, but also on the part of the people of Bern. In addition to the tourist information centre at Bern railway station, Bern Welcome will be operating an additional information point in the Bundesplatz ...