Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Lucerne, Switzerland
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3 km
45 m
Explore Lucerne in Switzerland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in LucerneIndividual Sights in LucerneSight 1: Kapellbrücke
Book Free Tour*The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire. Subsequently restored, the Kapellbrücke is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
Sight 2: Franziskanerkirche
The Franciscan church "St. Maria in der Au" near the city center of Lucerne is dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God.
Sight 3: Kunstmuseum Luzern
Kunstmuseum Luzern, is an art museum founded in 1932, and is located within the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre. It is one of the most important art museums in Switzerland known for its temporary rotating exhibitions of all genres, including contemporary art.
Sight 4: Kleintheater
The Kleintheater Luzern is a theatre in Lucerne, Germany. The programme consists of cabaret, spoken and dance theatre, children's theatre, music and literature. It is known not only as a stage for already famous cabaret artists, musicians and other stage artists, but since its beginnings as a springboard for still unknown regional stage artists.
Sight 5: Zivilschutzanlage Sonnenberg
The Sonnenberg Tunnel is a 1,550 m (5,090 ft) long motorway tunnel, constructed between 1971 and 1976 and located in Lucerne, Switzerland. At its completion it was also the world's largest civilian nuclear fallout shelter, designed to protect 20,000 civilians in the eventuality of war or disaster.
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