Lucerne, a picturesque city in central Switzerland, surrounded by mountains, is an ideal destination for a short city break or longer holiday. This compact city is easy to get around on foot for a ...

Take a walking tour through Lucerne, Switzerland, and explore the city’s beautiful lakeside scenery and charming Old Town. Wander through narrow streets, cross the Chapel Bridge, and admire the ...

Lucerne snuggles the shoreline of the clear, blue waters of the Reuss River and Lake Lucerne in a valley of the Emmental Alps. With a population of 80,000, it's Switzerland’s sixth largest city.

I step off the train into the freezing fog of Lucerne, Switzerland’s city of light. Turning onto the busy Banhoffstrasse, a bell tolls in the mists hanging over the river Reuss. Then I see the lights.