Itineraries
Where to stay
The Old Town for the bridges and riverside restaurants; around the station and the KKL for boats and trains; the eastern lakeshore near the Museum of Transport for a quieter base.
The areas: Old Town (Altstadt), Station and KKL, Eastern lakeshore.
Where to stay in Lucerne: areas and adviceHotels in LucernePlaces to see
All things to do in SwitzerlandTransportAlpnachstadLakeside valley station of the Pilatus railway, the steepest cogwheel railway in the world.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointChapel BridgeLucerne's covered timber bridge and Water Tower, rebuilt in eight months after a fire in 1993.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodKKL LuzernJean Nouvel's lakeside concert and convention center, opened in 2000 and known for its acoustics.Entry: Free to visit
TransportKriens Pilatus gondola stationValley station of the Pilatus panorama gondolas in Kriens, where a bus continues to Lucerne.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointLion MonumentA stone lion carved into a rocky grotto, honoring the Swiss Guards killed in Paris in 1792.Entry: Open-air monument
TransportLucerne boat piers (Bahnhofquai)Lake Lucerne boat piers in front of the station, where the Golden Round Trip to Pilatus starts.Entry: Boat ticket needed
TransportLucerne stationLucerne's lakeside rail terminus, opened in 1991, where the panoramic train to Interlaken leaves.Entry: Free to visit
FoodMercato restaurant, Swiss Museum of TransportThe Swiss Museum of Transport's own restaurant, open at lunchtime every day of the year.Entry: Pay as you go
RuinsMusegg WallAn 800 m medieval town wall above the Old Town; three of its nine towers are open to climb.Entry: Closed Nov to Mar
ViewpointPilatus KulmThe summit station of Mount Pilatus above Lucerne, reached by cogwheel railway or by gondola from Kriens.Entry: Round trip ticket
FoodRathausquai riversideThe quay below the Renaissance town hall, lined with restaurants and cafes facing the Chapel Bridge.Entry: Pay as you go
FoodRestaurant Pilatus-KulmThe summit restaurant on Pilatus, in a building from 1890, with three dining rooms and a sun terrace.Entry: Pay as you go
ViewpointSpreuer BridgeLucerne's second covered bridge, from 1408, lined with Dance of Death paintings from the 1600s.Entry: Free to visit
MuseumSwiss Museum of TransportSwitzerland's lakeside museum of trains, planes, ships and cars in Lucerne, open every day.Entry: Buy at the desk or online