Lucerne – a gem in the heart of Switzerland
Lucerne – a gem in the heart of Switzerland
Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 May 2011 04:13 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 4 May 2011 04:13
Goethe described Switzerland as a combination of “the colossal and the well-ordered.” One is always sure that the trains and letters will be on time. The tidy, just-so precision of Swiss towns is tempered by the lofty splendor of the landscapes that surround them. Fresh mountain air, clear blue lakes and clean cultured cities make Switzerland a dream come true. A gem at the heart of Switzerland is Lucerne, lapped by scenic Lake Lucerne and surrounded by majestic snow-capped mountains – its striking skyline epitomizes the very essence of Switzerland. It is often considered to be the true “Swiss” capital. Charming Lucerne has an ‘Old Town’ center of 15th-century buildings with painted facades, towers, a 17th-century Renaissance town hall, old squares and picture-perfect medieval bridges adorned with rooftop art. Any tour of Lucerne must begin with the 14th-century covered Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), the oldest road bridge in Europe, angled around the octagonal mid-river Wasserturm (water tower). Constructed in 1333 as a part of the city’s fortifications and named after St. Peterskapelle (St. Peter’s Chapel), which is located nearby, the wooden bridge has come to stand as the symbol of Lucerne. The principal historical interest of the bridge lay in its collection of double-sided triangular roof ceiling panels, painted by Heinrich Wägmann in 1614 with scenes from the city’s historical past and mythological events, including the biographies of the city’s patron saints, St …
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aaah Luzern, my brithplace, but indeed very boring
@kc4ril u can’t jump from the bridge but ther is a place wher u can swimm. i recomand u to go to the 1000 of rivers many place that u can make eavy jump like up to 7 10 meters
You are very ignorant and rude!
Ok, thanks, and walking back should be know problem after traveling all the way back to Switzerland!!!
I will watch out for the whirls though, thanks for the advice!!!
maybe because you have to walk all the way back
and reaching the big conrete columns by the bridge it’s said to have whirls that can pull you down. yes i’m from lucerne. good luck…
Really? Ok, I’m a good swimmer and i will be cautious, i just thought it was strange because it was summer on a hot day and no one was swimming there! Why don’t more people swim there? are you from Lucerne?
i did it. you should certainly be a good swimmer. there are some dangerous spots by the motorway bridge poles, but its truly fun…
I you grew up there can you please tell me, is it OK to jump off the wooden bridge and swim in the water??? Does anyone ever do it? Will i get in trouble? I visited about 8 years ago and I remember looking down into the crystal clear water and wanting to swim there, but my friends all said I would get in trouble! I hope to go back and theis time I would really like to swim there, have you ever done it???
“true “Swiss” capital. “?
No way
@mitchmitch sursee isn’t really a great place.
ya sursee is a great place, bern not so much
Thank you very much for this well done sightseeing of Lucerne and the overview informations.
very nice!
I grew up in Lucerne. Nice town.
But with all due respect: This video is ridicoulus! First of all: the filming is less than mediocre! Your first camera ever?
And what is the point of the Beethoven music? Your mumbling doesn’t accomplish much either, and are you seriously expecting anybody to watch this, and getting excited about Lucerne?
Please learn some basic about film-making, and don’t clutter You-tube with this trash (must say, I’ve seen worse, though…)
Nice vid! Excellent video information as well.
Wonderful video. My parents are visiting right now from the U.S. and they say this place is beautiful.
In Lucerne I lived one of the best days of my life with a very special person. Such a wonderful town. I hope I can return one day.
What a nice video.
Thats the Zurgilgentower
Switzerland is the most beautiful place on earth. I have been there many many times and cant wait to return.The people are wonderful,te country is fantastic…..Switzerland Love you Love you Love you.
nonononoonono i loved Berne so much!!!It was so peaceful although it is the capital!!!I visited also Paris and Monte Carlo and they cannot be compared in quiet to Berne…
well, if you want to visit switzerland again, then visite a village called “sursee”.. this is where i live, it’s awesome.. yeah it’s quite peaceful here.. i love that..but berne? that’s not good, hooligans and skins everywhere
i stayed in switzerland while i was on a mini “tour” around europe in 2007 july….i stayed in your capital Berne and i visited Berne,Interlaken,Lucerne and some small villages!!!God i loved the peace and quiet of your country!
yeah, know what you mean.. just by the way – switzerland ist fuckin expensive everywhere.. so you have been here… where else than lucerne and interlaken?
i dont know about lucerne but i tried to buy just a little piece of chocolate in interlaken and it was quite expensive….that may be cause i m used to euro!
haha… that’s funny… i live in lucerne and you say chocolate is expensive? well, didn’t you travel with the train? from lucerne to berne and back, 2nd class for adults is about 40-60 francs… that’s expensive.. you can get chocolate for 0.55 francs in some shops..
beetvoven simphony:)nice:)