Lucerne: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Boat trips on Lake Lucerne offer excursions on the water with views of Rigi, Pilatus and Bürgenstock. This experience combines water and mountain views. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Lucerne can also compare the local pages for Adligenswil, Buchrain and Dierikon for regional orientation.

Culture

In the surrounding area of Lucerne, Wartensee Castle is listed as a named mapped castle (approximately 13.8 km as the crow flies northwest of the mapped centre of Lucerne), while Windegg and Chli Horn are listed as named mapped peaks (approximately 8.7 km southwest and 13.5 km south, respectively), and Rigi Scheidegg is listed as a named mapped mountain (approximately 14.9 km east). In the wider area of Lucerne, Falhörnli is listed as a named mapped peak (approximately 15.3 km as the crow flies southwest of the mapped centre of Lucerne), and the Church of Saint Margrete is listed as a named mapped church feature (approximately 18.5 km as the crow flies northwest of the mapped centre of Lucerne). For regional context, the local pages for Ebikon, Gisikon and Greppen supplement the overview.

The cityscape of Lucerne includes Chapel Bridge, the Water Tower, Musegg Wall, the Jesuit Church, Spreuer Bridge, the Lion Monument and the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne. The regional overview of localities also includes Kriens, Littau and Lucerne.

Landscape

Lucerne is a picturesque city between the lake and the mountains, combining an urban setting with the tranquillity of Lake Lucerne.

Getting Around

The official tourism guide recommends exploring Lucerne on foot or on guided city tours. The local pages for Malters, Meggen and Meierskappel are also part of the wider regional context.

The Lucerne–Lake Lucerne region is suitable for cycling tours around the lake or in the mountains. The regional overview also includes the local pages for Rigi Kaltbad, Root and Schachen.

The area around Lake Lucerne is characterised as a hiking region with mountain panoramas. Other local pages in the overview include Schwarzenberg, Vitznau and Weggis.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Lucerne.