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Solothurn is in Northwestern Switzerland, 45 km north of Bern and 70 km southwest of Basel. The city is easily accessible by train from Basel (70 minutes) or from Bern (30 minutes). Closest airports ...
News Switzerland » Solothurn » Culture: Divers finally found the 1,700-year-old Roman bridge historians had been searching for beneath a Swiss river
For decades, historians were fairly confident a Roman bridge once crossed the Aare River at Solothurn, Switzerland, but nobody could actually prove it. That changed when divers, hired ahead of ...
News Switzerland » Solothurn » Culture: Solothurn Film Festival to build on success
The 42nd Solothurn Film Festival has opened and is offering the best of Swiss films, including Vitus, which just missed out on an Oscar nomination. The largest domestic film festival in Switzerland is ...
News Switzerland » Solothurn » Culture: 6 Superb reasons to visit Solothurn
History is everywhere in Solothurn. When in this small and ancient city, set at the southern end of the Jura and framing the Aare, turning in any direction seems to unveil another historical marvel.
News Switzerland » Solothurn » Culture: Lights, camera, action in Solothurn
In his welcoming speech, festival director Ivo Kummer called for domestic films to be given more money, at a time of increasing tension over which direction Swiss cinema should go. The event, which ...
News Switzerland » Solothurn » Culture: 1,700-year-old legendary Roman-era submerged bridge found in Switzerland’s Solothurn
A long search has finally concluded: Swiss divers have discovered a legendary Roman-era bridge that researchers have been trying to locate for decades. It may be the only pile trestle of its kind that ...