Excursion boat at landing stage in Lucerne

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Lake Lucerne

Majestic peaks hunch conspiratorially around Vierwaldstättersee – which twists and turns as much as the tongue does when pronouncing it. It's little wonder English speakers use the shorthand Lake Lucerne!

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • People in a gondola of the Stanserhorn Cabrio cable car.

    CabriO

    Lake Lucerne

    This impressive double-decker cable car lets you head up top out into the open air for spectacular views as it whisks you over 1100 vertical metres from…

  • Stanserhornbahn Funicular

    Stanserhornbahn Funicular

    Lake Lucerne

    From 1893 to 1974, Stanserhorn was accessed from Stans in three sections by funicular trains. In 1974 the top two sections were replaced by an aerial…

  • Stanserhorn

    Stanserhorn

    Lake Lucerne

    Looming above the lake, 1898m Stanserhorn (13km south of Lucerne) boasts 360-degree vistas of Lake Lucerne, Mt Titlis, Mt Pilatus and the Bernese Alps,…

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