Shopping arcade introduction: Bern's arcade is the longest covered shopping arcade in Europe. The arcade has a unique structure. There is a sidewalk in front of the ground floor of the building along the street. The top of the sidewalk extends outward to form a corridor. The side of the corridor facing the street is supported by arch columns. The two columns are like wide arches. The corridors are connected and the arches are connected to each other. Connected, winding and long, forming an arcade. This architectural style is a cultural feature of the Middle Ages.
In the old city, there are a total of seven or eight kilometers of this kind of arcade. The section from Hospital Street in front of the train station to the ancient clock tower on Clem Street is the most exciting. It is home to large shopping malls, fashion stores, and jewelry stores. , antique shops, watch shops, handicraft shops, dessert shops, chocolate shops, coffee shops and restaurants, etc. Among them, the shops on streets such as Market Street and Hospital Street are full of the latest luxury fashions and modern accessories; Milan's avant-garde fashions take turns on Noble Street and Church Street; the goods in the shops on Grocery Street, Post Office Street, and Justice Street There is a dazzling array of items, and every service is attentive and thoughtful.