Solothurn and Bienne enjoy a special relationship. Take a trip on the River Aare aboard the "Siesta" and admire the picturesque country landscape. Visit the popular stork colony with over 100 storks, or the bilingual city of Bienne on Lake Bienne. Daily from June to September except Mon; May and October Sat/Sun only.
This fairy-tale castle in Feldbrunnen houses not only an interesting museum (with aristocratic 18th century interiors) and picturesque baroque garden, but is also ideal for romantic walks.
On the summit of Solothurn's very own mountain, at 1291 meters above sea level, the Kurhaus Weissenstein grand hotel in Jugendstil style awaits you, with its acclaimed panorama over the Swiss Mittelland and the Alps.
See the storks nesting in the high roofs of farmhouses just like bygone days. A chance for everyone to observe the storks soaring above, strutting in the meadow or searching for food.
In nearby Lommiswil you can follow the traces of the gigantic plant-eating brontosauri that walked the sandy shores of the tropical Jura sea 145 million years ago.
