Lucerne is a picture-perfect Swiss city on a lake ringed by mountains, with the wooden Chapel Bridge, a walled old town and easy trips up Mount Pilatus and Rigi. Hotels are not cheap, but staying near the station or just outside the centre helps.
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Lake Lucerne’s historic paddle steamers and lake boats link the city with lakeside villages and the mountain railways of Rigi and Pilatus.
Painted squares and the Chapel Bridge — central and charming.
Grand hotels facing the lake and mountains.
Near the station and boat piers, with a range of mid-range hotels.
A suburb at the foot of Pilatus, often cheaper, with buses into the city.
A grand 19th-century hotel on the lakefront.
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June–September is the main season, with the Lucerne Festival in summer. Spring and autumn are quieter and cheaper; mountain excursions depend on weather.
Hotels in the Neustadt near the station and in suburbs such as Kriens are usually cheaper than lakefront hotels.
Yes. Trains, boats and cable cars reach Pilatus, Rigi, Titlis and Interlaken.
Many Swiss rail passes include lake-boat travel — check the terms of your pass.