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Walk through the tourist city of Lucerne

Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Walk through the tourist city of Lucerne

Length4.5 mi
Elev. Gain390.3 ft
Est. Steps10000

Lake

River

Scenic views

Wild flowers

City walk

Historic site

Beach

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Introduction
Walk through the tourist city of Lucerne is a 4.5 mile (10,000-step) route located near Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. This route has an elevation gain of about 390.3 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Besichtigung der Innen- und Altstadt Luzern mit den beliebtesten Touristen-Attraktionen, Sehenswürdigkeiten und historischen Bauten.

Lucerne

Place
Lucerne ( loo-SURN; German: Luzern [luˈtsɛrn] (listen); Lucerne German: Lozärn; French: Lucerne [lysɛʁn]; Italian: Lucerna [luˈtʃɛrna]; Romansh: Lucerna [luˈtsɛrnɐ] (listen)) is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.

Lion Monument

Place
The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.

Kapellbrücke

Place
The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the River Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire.

Lucerne Festival

Place
The Lucerne Festival is a series of classical music festivals based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Founded in 1938, it currently produces three festivals per year, attracting some 110,000 visitors annually taking place since 2004 primarily at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (KKL) designed by Jean Nouvel.

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

Place
The Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne (or KKL for Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern) is a multi-functional building with a concert hall that is esteemed for its high-profile acoustics. It was built according to the plans of the architect Jean Nouvel and was inaugurated in 1998 with a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado.

Church of St. Leodegar (Lucerne)

Place
The Church of St. Leodegar (German: St. Leodegar im Hof or Hofkirche St. Leodegar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. It was built in parts from 1633 to 1639 on the foundation of the Roman basilica which had burnt in 1633. This church was one of the few built north of the Alps during the Thirty Years War and one of the largest art history rich churches of the German late renaissance period.

Jesuit Church, Lucerne

Place
The Lucerne Jesuit Church is a Catholic church in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is the first large baroque church built in Switzerland north of the Alps. The Jesuit order, founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534, were active participants in the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic fight against the birth of Protestantism.

Alpineum

Place
The Alpineum is a museum and diorama of the Alps in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Spreuer Bridge

Place
The Spreuer Bridge (German: Spreuerbrücke, formerly also Mühlenbrücke) is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke, a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century.

Natur-Museum Luzern

Place
Natur-Museum Luzern or Lucerne Nature Museum is a museum in the Swiss city of Lucerne. It is situated on Kasernenplatz, beside the river Reuss and the Spreuerbrücke. Exhibits in the museum include stuffed animals, minerals/crystals, and insects. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday and there is a fee for entry.
Route Details

Length

4.5 mi

Elev. Gain

390.3 ft

Est. Steps

10000
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Hansruedi 🇨🇭
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