Lucerne: The City - The Lake - The Mountains

The City - The Lake - The Mountains

Lucerne is Switzerland because it encompasses all the merits of the country: The City - The Lake - The “ Mountains. Whatever you expect from a unique place, the destination offers an outstanding diversity.”

Lucerne is the starting point for the Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region and offers a wide range of attractions to discover. Centuries-old sights such as the Chapel Bridge, the Lion Monument and the historic Old City form the exciting contrast to contemporary Lucerne: the avantgarde KKL Luzern, the abundance of restaurants and an attractive range of shopping. The Festival City Lucerne delights throughout the year, with blues, jazz, rock, comics or the splendidly colourful Carnival. The Lucerne Festival has a top-class programme of classical events with world-famous artists. The Rosengart Collection, the natural monuments in the Glacier Garden and the Swiss Museum of Transport are only a few museum highlights. Immerse yourself in this city, stroll along the quays and get to know the legendary charm of Lucerne.

Just as fascinating as the charming city of Lucerne is the surrounding area. The Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region with its unique mountain and lake landscape offers countless options for excursions in summer and in winter. Nowhere else will you find so much Switzerland in such a small area. The abundance of excursion destinations just a short trip away from Lucerne and the selection of means of transport such as steamboats, railways, post vans and cogwheel and cable railways are unique. There are plenty of records such as the world’s steepest cog railway (on Mt. Pilatus), the first mountain railway in Europe (on Mt. Rigi), an aerial cableway with a rotating cabin (the Rotair on Mt. Titlis), the world’s first double decker open air cable car to Mt. Stanserhorn and the world’s largest fleet of paddle steamers on inland waters on Lake Lucerne. And just in case you were worried, the magnificent landscape makes sure you are not overwhelmed by all these records. The region is also a hiking and winter sports paradise, providing active recreation including the attractive canoeing, skating, cycling and e-bike tours.

On top, Switzerland has its origins in the Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region. Here, centuries-old customs are alive and maintained. On your travels around Lake Lucerne, you will discover countless traditions of national importance, in the city and in the countryside. Every spring, the people of Lucerne are thrilled by the Carnival when bizarre characters and noisy “Guggenmusik” create an exceptional atmosphere at the most beautiful time of the year. In Entlebuch, you will discover the age-old craft of charcoal-making and experience directly at the kiln how charcoal is made from wood. The art of hay-making in the wild on the steep slopes is even now still very widespread in the cantons of Uri and Schwyz. In autumn, the decorated herds are accompanied down into the valley by Alpine herdsmen and dairymen and folk music groups on numerous Alpine cattle drives.