Lake of Lucerne Travel Guide

 iammon Says:  Take the boat to Bauen. From there you can walk to Isleten (about 40 min). Is a very good path if you have a kids wagon. In Bauen you can start on the nice beach area with a swim (Toilets, BBQ pits, Showers) Then you can follow the adventurous path along the Urnersee Through... 

 iammon Says:  It created an absolute sensation when the hotel and railroad pioneer Franz-Josef Bucher-Durrer built the Hammetschwand lift at the Bürgenstock in 1905. The hotel resort located at 847 meters a.s.l. has been a popular vacation sport since 1872. Its attractiveness was enhanced... 

 mallyak Says:  The first large sacral Baroque church in Switzerland; constructed in 1666 by Father Christoph Vogler for the Jesuits. The vault was redecorated in the mid-18th century. The original vestments of Brother Klaus, a famous Swiss patron, are stored in the inner chapel. 

 mallyak Says:  Following the fire in 1971, the entire railway station was rebuilt between 1984 and 1991. The transparent entrance hall of the new station, with its elegant curved roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is architecturally unique. The main portal of the former... 

 mallyak Says:  If you want an amazing, panoramic view of Lucerne, the Nine Towers (Museggturme) is the place to go.The view from the towers is even more romantic during dusk. So if you do have the opportunity, be sure to take a visit, as they are open ‘til 8pm. 

 mallyak Says:  part of the rampart walls built in 1386; the wall is still almost entirely intact. Three towers are open to the public: Schirmer, Zyt and Männli. The oldest city clock, built by Hans Luter in 1535, is in the Zyt tower. This clock is allowed to chime every hour one minute... 

 mallyak Says:  JuZunfthaus zu PfisternKornmarkt 46000 Luzern 5Telefon: 041/410 36 50Telefax: 041/410 11 45just a really preety building which is actually a restaurant! 

 mallyak Says:  Old Town Lucerne is located just north of the Reuss River, and still has several fine half-timber structures with painted fronts. Remnants of the old town walls exist on the hill above Lucerne, complete with eight tall watch towers. An additional gated tower sits at the base... 

 mallyak Says:  The north bank of the Reuss is home to the Old Town’s compact cluster of medieval houses, with Mühlenplatz, Weinmarkt, Hirschenplatz and Kornmarkt forming an ensemble of cobbled, fountained squares ringed by colourful facades. Modern commerce is definitely the motive force... 

 mallyak Says:  Downriver, between the Kasernenplatz and the Mühlenplatz, the Spreuerbrücke or Mill Bridge zigzags across the Reuss. This bridge, which was constructed in 1408, features a series of medieval-style 17th Century plague paintings by Kaspar Meglinger titled Dance of Death. It... 

 mallyak Says:  This bridge is located near the junction of the river and the Vierwaldstättersee, or Lake of the Four Forest Cantons (also known as Lake Lucerne). The bridge bends as it leaves the shore, then angles across the river past a stone Wasserturm (Water Tower) that is believed to... 

 mallyak Says:  Two of the "must-see" attractions in Lucerne are its medieval covered bridges across the Reuss River, one of which (see photo) has become the unofficial symbol of the city. The two bridges are: 

 mallyak Says:  In the early 1800s, the Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen was hired to sculpt a monument to the fallen Swiss Guards. The sculpture was carved in a sandstone cliff above the city center, near Lucerne's Glacier Garden and the Panorama, and it has attracted countless visitors... 

 sandysmith Says:  Küssnacht am Rigi s a district and municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, consisting of three villages: Küssnacht, Immensee and Merlischachen. It is situated at the north shore of Lake Lucerne and at the south shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi 

 sandysmith Says:  Various options here from short panorara circular walks, a hike down to Stockalp (mainly down and through woods so not the best option we thought) From Stockalp you can take a gondola down and then a bus a short ride to Seelisberg. Our choice though was a good 2 hour hike... 

 sandysmith Says:  Brunnen is a lakeside resort further down the lake from Vitznau towartds Fluelen at the end of the lake. Not a place I would choose to stay as a base - its more of a town than a village but it does have more cafe and bars to enjoy in the evening if you want a bit more night... 

 sandysmith Says:  Before studying the hiking trails on Klewenalp and setting off on a hike, don't forget to take a look at the view from the gondola station or panorama restaurant of the view over Lake Lucerne.