Places to visit in Lucerne, Switzerland
7 places to visit in Lucerne, Switzerland, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Chapel Bridge, Lake Lucerne, Lion Monument and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Lucerne volume.
4 Famous places to visit · 3 Hidden gems
Famous places to visit in Lucerne (4)
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Chapel Bridge
A covered wooden footbridge crossing the Reuss on a diagonal, named after the nearby St Peter's Chapel. Painted panels from the 17th century hang under its roof, and with its stone water tower it is the oldest covered wooden bridge in Europe and the symbol of Lucerne.
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Lake Lucerne
A lake in central Switzerland, the fourth largest in the country, whose arms reach into four cantons between steep mountains. Paddle steamers link Lucerne with lakeside villages and the foot of Rigi and Pilatus.
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Lion Monument
A dying lion carved into a sandstone cliff, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and cut in 1820 and 1821. It honours the Swiss Guards killed at the Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792, and Mark Twain called it the most mournful piece of stone in the world.
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Mount Pilatus
A jagged mountain massif overlooking Lucerne, whose highest peak, the Tomlishorn, reaches 2,128 metres. The summit can be reached by cable car from Kriens or, from Alpnachstad, by the steepest cogwheel railway in the world.
Hidden gems in Lucerne (3)
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Bourbaki Panorama
A huge circular painting housed in a round building, showing the French army of General Bourbaki crossing into neutral Switzerland in the winter of 1871. Swiss villagers and the Red Cross are shown giving aid to the interned soldiers.
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Spreuer Bridge
The second of Lucerne's covered wooden footbridges, crossing the Reuss downstream of the Chapel Bridge. Its roof beams carry a series of paintings of the Dance of Death, and it is quieter than its more famous neighbour.
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Swiss Museum of Transport
Switzerland's most popular museum, opened in 1959 on the shore of Lake Lucerne. Its halls hold trains, cars, ships and aircraft along with communication technology, and a large collection of work by the local artist Hans Erni.
Collecting in Lucerne
What are the best places to visit in Lucerne?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Lucerne. The best known include Chapel Bridge, Lake Lucerne, Lion Monument, Mount Pilatus and Bourbaki Panorama. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Lucerne?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Lucerne?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Lucerne before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Lucerne and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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