Luzern, Switzerland

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Luzern

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Lucerne sits where the Reuss River meets Lake Lucerne, backed by the Rigi and Pilatus peaks, with the wooden Chapel Bridge and the carved Lion Monument as its central sights. The old town's frescoed houses and medieval towers pair with a summer calendar of music festivals and lake steamers.

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Lucerne sits where the Reuss River meets Lake Lucerne, backed by the Rigi and Pilatus peaks, with the wooden Chapel Bridge and the carved Lion Monument as its central sights. The old town's frescoed houses and medieval towers pair with a summer calendar of music festivals and lake steamers.

Country: SwitzerlandLanguage: German, French, ItalianCurrency: Franc (CHF)Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
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Lucerne sits where the Reuss River meets Lake Lucerne, backed by the Rigi and Pilatus peaks, with the wooden Chapel Bridge and the carved Lion Monument as its central sights. The old town's frescoed houses and medieval towers pair with a summer calendar of music festivals and lake steamers.

Best forLake and mountain scenery; day hikes; classical music festival trips
When to goJune-September for lake weather and the Lucerne Festival; winter for nearby skiing
Getting aroundCompact walkable Old Town; lake steamers to shoreline towns; cogwheel trains up Pilatus, Rigi
Where to stayOld Town near Chapel Bridge for sights; the Nationalquai lakefront for steamer piers
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