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Lucerne

Lucerne or Luzern is a city and a municipality 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. Wikipedia

Population 86,234 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Switzerland

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Lucerne. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Fasnacht

    February

    Some cities of Switzerland, including Lucerne and Basel, celebrate a rousing carnival just before Lent each year.

  2. Luzerner Fest

    June – July

    Music festival in June–July

    Official site

  3. Luzer Live

    July

    Music festival in July

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lucerne); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Luzern Gütsch 780 m, Château Gütsch 930 m, Luzern Allmend/Messe 1.9 km, Luzern Verkehrshaus 2.3 km, Zumhof 2.7 km, Sonnenberg (Kriens) 2.8 km, Kriens Mattenhof 2.8 km, Kriens (Sonnenbergbahn) 2.8 km, Emmenbrücke 2.8 km, Emmenbrücke Gersag 3.7 km, Luzern Littau 3.8 km, Horw 3.8 km, Ebikon 4.5 km, Emmenbrücke Kapf 5.1 km, Meggen Zentrum 5.1 km, Meggen 5.7 km, Buchrain 5.9 km

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