Bhera's old city is enclosed within a historic wall with eight gates, a layout that mirrors the famous walled city of Lahore. Several of the gates survive in reasonable condition, though most have been absorbed into the surrounding urban fabric of shops and houses rather than standing free. Walking the perimeter of the old city and entering through the historic gates is the best way to experience the town's medieval street plan.
Inside the gates, the lanes are narrow and often shaded by upper storeys that lean toward each other across the alley — a characteristic of pre-modern Punjab architecture designed to keep the summer sun off the street. The bazaar area near the centre of the old city is lively and sells the traditional foods Bhera is known for: phenia, patisa, and wariya. It is an authentic working old city rather than a preserved tourist site, which gives it a texture that more heavily visited places have lost.