One of europes oldest covered bridges serves as its centrepiece, and frescoadorned historic houses line the streets, but its also home to the cuttingedge kkl, a concert hall and art gallery. Air transport is in demand among travelers only in the case of foreign flights, since the land transport. During the tour over the historical part of the city the travelers will notice an interesting feature of the architecture as many buildings are. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips. Map of lucerne and travel information about lucerne brought to you by lonely planet. The valley stations in alpnachstad and krienslucerne are easily. This is where all public transport, including boats, departs from. Switzerland maps printable maps of switzerland for download. Lucerne travel central switzerland, switzerland lonely planet. Large luzern maps for free download and print highresolution. Lucerne city maps switzerland maps of lucerne luzern. Map of lucerne hotels and attractions on a lucerne map. City tour and public transport ticket zone 10 for free. Encircled by popular excursion mountains, lake lucerne is the lake with the greatest scenic variety in the country.
Lucerne is an ancient town in switzerland with unique cultural traditions which history literally is written on the ancient buildings. Official lucerne city guide 15 mb guided city tours 2020. Whatever you decide to do in lucerne, lucerne in your pocket is your trusted guide helping you to make the most of your visit. The citys name was derived from the benedictine monastery of st. Printable switzerland road map,swiss transport map. Lucerne tourist attractions map click to see large. Sometimes known as the city of light, lucerne is one of switzerlands key cities. Today, the once small fishing settlement has grown to a city of over 80000 residents. If the pdf map is lucerne railway station it leaves sydney central. Lucerne, the atmospheric city in central switzerland. Take a look at our detailed itineraries, guides and maps to help you plan your trip to lucerne.
Go back to see more maps of lucerne maps of switzerland. Tips to make your lucerne travel experience switzerland. Lucerne is an ancient town with strikingly modern sensibilities. Enjoy a morning or an afternoon stroll along lake lucernes most panoramic paths and walk by old swiss chalets, villas and historic meggenhorn and neuhabsburg castles. See historic castles, old chalets, and ornate villas. Lucerne is an amazing city that sits on the side of lake lucerne and is surrounded by beautiful mountains.
One of europes oldest covered bridges serves as its centerpiece, and frescoadorned historic houses line the streets, but its also home to the cuttingedge kkl, a concert hall and art gallery. When a long weekend finally popped up in may, the choice of where to go was clear. You can also create your own selfguided walk to visit the city attractions which interest you the most. Luzern has a population of 57,066 making it the biggest city in lucerne. The train station of lucerne is called luzern, which is the local name of the town. Lucerne is also the seat of the supreme cantonal court, a commercial tribunal, a criminal court, a juvenile court, and the federal insurance court.
Lucerne has a population of just under 60,000 people. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of lucerne and part of the district of the same name. Switzerland was now only hours away, an accessible weekender that became increasingly more tempting. Lucerne is a beautiful small city in the heartland of switzerland, across the lake from altdorf, where legend has it william tell shot an apple off of his sons head. Download and then zoom in to find the bus and train routes you need. Because of its magnificent surroundings, temperate climate, and easy access by road and rail, lucerne has become one of the largest and most important tourist resorts in switzerland. The historical town center is 4 minutes on foot from there. The maps in german, but a maps a map in any language. During the tour over the historical part of the city the travelers will notice an interesting feature of the architecture as many buildings are decorated with fresco paintings and depictions.
Get the free printable map of lucerne printable tourist map or create your own tourist map. Located in the heart of switzerland, mount pilatus has excellent transport connections. Lucerne maps and orientation lucerne, switzerland capital of the swiss canton of the same name, the city of lucerne has a population of around 75,000 residents and enjoys an especially pleasant situation next to the shores of lake lucerne. Lucerne is located in central switzerland, on the shores of lake lucerne, surrounded by the swiss alps, notably mount pilatus and rigi. Suva, one of switzerland s oldest accident insurance companies, is also based in lucerne, as is the university of lucerne, the youngest of switzerland s traditional universities. Leodegar monastery was first mentioned in 840 and it was not before 1178 that the parish was transferred from the monastery to a town. Lucerne is a beautiful city, often referred to as the heart of switzerland. You can even zoom in it in the adobe acrobat version. Lucerne, switzerland lucerne is an ancient town with strikingly modern sensibilities. The city guide for our visitors contains a map and lots of tips concerning the highlights, hotels, restaurants and shops in lucerne.
This map shows streets, lake, rivers, buildings, parkings, railways, railway stations, parks, points of interest, tourist attractions and sightseeings in lucerne. The spacious, richly decorated interior of the citys churches will enliven your spirit take our tour to see some of the most famous religious buildings in. Detailed and highresolution maps of luzern, switzerland for free download. Click below for a map to canton of luzern showing the city, roads.
Get the monthly weather forecast for lucerne, lucerne, switzerland, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. Guide service lucerne stadtfuhrungen luzern susy hofstetter. Private guided city walk for individual guests or groups join me, as i show you my beautiful home town. There is no visit complete without taking a boat excursion on lake lucerne or vierwaldstattersee lake of the four forest settlements as we call the lake with its many arms. Lucerne is home to a number of major swiss companies, including schindler group, chronoswiss, emmi, ef education first and the luzerner kantonalbank. Lucerne is the first city that joined the everlasting league of the three forest cantons in 32. Get an overview of the region or find out about hotels, excursions, hiking options and a lot more. Spectacular views of lake lucerne and the surrounding alps.
Lucerne map lucerne michelin maps, with map scales from 11 000 000 to 1200 000. The largest airline in switzerland is swiss, but, in addition to it, there are dozens of private ones. Legendary landmarks representing facts and legends dating back. An easy walking tour taking in lake lucernes views. Member of vrl tour guides association of lucerne lucerne switzerland phone. Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. Find detailed maps for schweiz, luzern, luzern on viamichelin, along with road traffic and weather information, the option to book accommodation and view information on michelin restaurants and michelin green guide listed tourist sites for lucerne.
Click the thumbnail map to see the local public transport companys page where you can download a big uptodate pdf network map for luzern lucerne, switzerland. Interactive map of lucerne with all popular attractions chapel bridge, old town, lake lucerne and more. The actual dimensions of the luzern map are 1260 x 996 pixels, file size in bytes 401198. Lucerne, the gateway to central switzerland, sited on lake lucerne, is embedded within an impressive mountainous panorama. Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in luzern. Lucerne, lucerne, switzerland monthly weather accuweather. Lucerne lucerne is a beautiful small city in the heartland of switzerland, across the lake from altdorf, where legend has it william tell shot an apple off of his sons head. Lucerne lies at the geographical center of switzerland and is well suited as a base to visit other swiss cities, lake lucerne attractions and all of central switzerland. Also, its a good place to start or end your visit to switzerland, as lucerne is easily accessible from zurich and zurich airport. Google trips alternative best hotels with facilities for disabled guests in bern adelbodenlenk printable tourist map jungfrauregion printable tourist map basel printable tourist map lucerne printable tourist map lausanne printable tourist map freiburg im breisgau printable tourist map zurich printable tourist map chamonix printable tourist map. The deal was sealed when i laid eyes on a perfect photo of lucerne and realized i had to see it for myself. Lucerne, german luzern, city, capital of lucerne canton, central switzerland, lying on the reuss river where it issues from the northwestern branch of lake lucerne german.
Moving to munich, this perspective changed slightly. It is somewhat reminiscent of a fjord landscape, yet remains characterised by a mild lake climate. Selfguided walking tours to explore lucerne, switzerland follow these 6 expertdesigned selfguided walking tours to explore lucerne, switzerland on foot at your own pace. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, lucerne. With its placid water and towering alpine vistas, lucerne embodies what tourists think of when they hear switzerland.
Beautiful churches and other renaissanceera buildings make this a charming city for locals and tourists alike. Get directions, maps, and traffic for lucerne, luzern. Thanks to its attractions, its attractive shopping offer, the beautiful lakeside setting and the nearby excursion mountains of the rigi, pilatus and stanserhorn, the town is a destination for many travel groups and individuals on their journey through central switzerland. Its long and rich history has bestowed upon it lots of amazing architecture and fascinating stories. Boat cruises on board five historic paddle wheel steamers and 15 elegant salon motor vessels count among the highlights of this region. Switzerland road map page is showing switzerland and switzerland transportation stystem including railways, highways, airports, roads. Large luzern maps for free download and print high. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Maps will be distributed to the team managers at the.