Lucerne General Tips

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detail of a decorated house

The best thing about Lucerne is the Old Town: about seven city blocks brightly decorated with beautiful and old frescoes. You can find some of the best examples in three squares: Weinmarkt, Kornmarkt and Hirschenplatz.

Definitely the houses in Hirschenplatz: a real jewel of 15th century architecture. Interesting buildings to see are also the Rathaus (Town Hall) and a guild-hall: the Zunfthaus zum Pfisten


	Lucerne's charm	Tip Rating:

Updated By call_me_rhia

on December 23, 2003

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a general view of lucerne

Lucerne lies in the heart of Switzerland, on the shore of the Vierwaldstättersee, or else Lake of the Four Forest Cantons. In the middle age Lucerne was Switzerland's busiest market town - and today it the medieval character still remains. The old town has been closed to traffic and it's now a pedestrian area - medieval buildings cluster around small squares with fountains in their centre. Modern life comes in the shape of the numerous shops that line the little cobblestone lanes and streets.

Generally speaking the buildings: each of them has its unique charm - a unique decoration, a unique iron-wrought sign. I also like the atmosphere: although touristic, it does not look artificial - there's very few places/bars/restaurants that one would call tourist-traps. For me Lucerne is Switzerland as its best.


	Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstattersee)	Tip Rating:

By Fam_Stoica

on July 13, 2004

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Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

The Lake Lucerne (434 m above sea level) is fascinating due to its picturesque landscape. 20 boats (5 of them are nostalgic paddlesteamboats) enable you to take round trips and offer endless possibilities for excursions, which can also be combined with mountain railways along the lake.


	The River Reuss	Tip Rating:

By b1bob

on June 8, 2003

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b1bob in front of the River
Reuss

In both 1986 and 1987, when I visited Lucerne, it was abnormally hot. The River Reuss looked inviting, but the first time, when I took off my shoes and socks and dipped a toe in there, I wondered when the ice truck left. That'll give you a new outlook on life, friends and neighbours.


	b1bob on the alpenhorn	Tip Rating:

By b1bob

on June 8, 2003

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b1bob on the alpenhorn

Most of my American friends and neighbours have seen those Ricola (cough drop) commercials where a bunch of folks get together and blow those long alpenhorns. On 29 June 1987, my group went to a Swiss folklore show at the Casino Kursaal. I was called upon to demonstrate the alpenhorn. Some folks might beg to differ, but I didn't have enough hot air to make it go.


	Fancy Frescoes	Tip Rating:

Updated By sandysmith

on September 28, 2002

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The old Inn

The old town is pedestranised and is a joy to stroll around - doesn't take too long and there are plenty of cafes and shops to explore. There are colourful squares and fountains and some beautiful frescopainted buildings like this one....This is in the Hirschenplatz named after an old Inn from the Middle Ages.


	From your left is...	Tip Rating:

Updated By Salinas

on September 21, 2002

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From your left is Bahnhof-platz, The Main Post Office and The Government House
Opening hours for the post office:
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Monday-Friday 7.30am-6.30pm
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Saturday 8am-11am
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Location: Corner of
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Bahnhofstrasse/Bahnhofplatz
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Note: There is another post office on Löwengraben in the Old Town


	Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Transport Museum)	Tip Rating:

Updated By Fam_Stoica

on January 30, 2006

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Swiss Transport Museum,
Lucerne

The Swiss Transport Museum is the largest transport museum in Europe. It is the only museum which shows the development and technical progress of all forms of transport on land, water and in the air, as well as in the fields of communication and the tourist trade.

Numerous large halls are dedicated to objects of railway trains, motor cars, ships, airplanes, space vehicles and communication. The collection is being constantly renewed and expanded - a model example of a modern museum. The Transport Museum also incorporates the Planetarium and numerous other exhibitions. The new attraction is the film theater IMAX.

Detailed information at : www.verkehrshaus.ch


	Museggmauer (Musegg Wall)	Tip Rating:

Updated By Fam_Stoica

on July 13, 2004

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Musegg Wall, Lucerne

The 860 yard long Musegg Wall, erected between 1350 and 1408, is almost perfectly preserved. The mighty fortification forms the northern half of the previous ring-wall which led from the Hof Bridge, Chapel Bridge and Spreuer Bridge over the Reuss to the southern half of the wall.

The nine towers have also remained virtually unchanged over the centuries: Nolli Tower (Guild Hall and Archive of the Safran Guild), Mannli Tower, Luegisland Tower, Wacht Tower, Zyt Tower (with a clock dating from 1535), Schirmer Tower (with a superb gate), Pulver Tower, Allenwinden Tower and Dachli Tower.


	Lowendenkmal (Lion Monument)	Tip Rating:

Updated By Fam_Stoica

on July 13, 2004

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Lion Monument, Lucerne

The Lion Monument of Lucerne is one of the most popular and famous monuments in the world and the oldest remaining memorial in Switzerland.

The monument honors the memory of the heroic Swiss Guards who fell while defending the Tuileries in Paris in 1792. The sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen designed the memorial and Lukas Ahorn from Constance carved the nine-yard long lion, shown protecting the French fleur-de-lis even as it dies. It carved out of the sandstone rock-face near the Glacier Garden.