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Lucerne: Classic City Walking Tour

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Lucerne: Classic City Walking Tour
Top rated
4.9333334 out of 5 stars
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4.9333334 out of 5 stars
15 reviews

Visit the must-see attractions and the hidden gems of Lucerne on this guided walking tour. Together with your guide, you will encounter many significant sites that Lucerne boasts, learning about your surroundings as you go.

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Duration 2 hours
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Highlights

  • Visit the Lion Monument
  • Climb the towers and hear about medieval Lucerne
  • Explore the historic center with stately homes, bridges, mural paintings, fountains and alleyways
  • Discover the Ritter's Palace
  • Enjoy the presentation of the Dance of Death painting

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Your local guide will welcome you at the reception of your hotel in Lucerne before briefing you on the route on a city map and providing all the information you need about your tour. You will then depart to the Bourbaki Museum, where your guide will provide you with historical information about it. Following this, you will continue to the Lion Monument, which represents a dying lion and commemorates the fallen Swiss mercenaries who died in the storm of the Royal Palace in the turmoil of the French Revolution.

A walk of about 10 minutes will take you to the hill of the Musegg Wall, the still preserved part of the outer city fortification of medieval Lucerne. You will visit the "Schirmerturm" and the "Zeitturm" with its clockwork from the late Middle Ages. You will learn interesting facts about Swiss history, the wars of liberation, the territorial expansion policy and the armed neutrality that still applies today.

After encountering the city center, you will have the chance to visit the wine market which hosts the city's oldest fountain. You’ll drink pure Pilatus spring water and learn from your city guide why the old town well flows the best water in the city of Lucerne. Afterwards, continue through the legendary Furrengasse to Peterskapelle, the first church in the city of Lucerne, which dates back to the founding of the city in the 12th century. You will stroll across the world-famous Chapel Bridge to the other river side of the historic center.

Afterwards, visit the Jesuit Church and visit this first baroque church in Switzerland from the inside (except during church services). Just a few steps further on you will reach the cantonal government building, the former Ritter's Palace and the city's most imposing Renaissance palazzos. During your visit, you will see the courtyard with the loggias and marvel at the beautiful stone carvings of the unfortunate stonemason "Hans von Trient". You can then enjoy the presentation of the seven paintings which show the Dance of Death (Danse Macabre). This famous Renaissance art work was created around 1610 by Jakob von Wyl.

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  • Walking tour with local guide

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Know before you go

  • You may require a bus ticket (if required) from your hotel to the old town and back
  • If you stay in a Lucerne hotel, you will receive a free public transport ticket for the entire stay at the reception
  • This tour is conducted in all weather conditions, please dress accordingly
  • On Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays and on special events the Ritter's Palace is closed and cannot be visited from the inside
  • Between November and April the Towers of the Musegg Wall are closed and cannot be visited from the inside

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