Lucerne
🗓 2 daysLakeside old town and gateway to Mt Pilatus & Rigi.
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Switzerland turns the Alps into an effortless playground: glacier trains, lakeside cities, and peaks you can reach by cogwheel railway and cable car.
It's compact and superbly organised — base in Lucerne or Interlaken and you're within reach of the country's greatest views.
The destinations worth building your trip around.
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Lakeside old town and gateway to Mt Pilatus & Rigi.
Adventure capital between two lakes, under the Jungfrau.
Car-free village beneath the Matterhorn.
Lakeside old town and gateway to Mt Pilatus & Rigi.
Adventure capital between two lakes, under the Jungfrau.
Car-free village beneath the Matterhorn.
Lakeside finance hub with a lively old town.
Lakeside old town and gateway to Mt Pilatus & Rigi.
Adventure capital between two lakes, under the Jungfrau.
Car-free village beneath the Matterhorn.
Lakeside finance hub with a lively old town.
Visa rules change frequently. Visa-exempt nationals will need ETIAS; others a Schengen visa. Always verify with the official Switzerland immigration / e-visa website before travelling.
The world's most scenic panoramic train rides.
The 'Top of Europe' by cogwheel railway.
Switzerland's iconic pyramid peak at Zermatt.
Cable cars to snowy summits near Lucerne.
Boat cruises beneath the mountains.
The pyramid-perfect 4,478 m peak above Zermatt — climbing is for experts; viewpoints, lifts and lakes are for…
Europe's highest railway station (3,454 m) — cog railway up to the Sphinx observatory above the Aletsch Glacier.
A crescent Alpine lake shared by France and Switzerland — Château de Chillon, Lavaux vineyards and the world's…
The 3,967 m peak whose 1,800 m North Face is the most famous wall in the Alps —…
A 4,158 m glaciated peak in the Bernese Oberland — the cogwheel-rail Jungfraujoch goes through to a station…
Europe's most voluminous waterfall — 23 m high, 150 m wide, with boat tours to a midstream rock…
A 3,100-m railway-accessed Swiss platform with 29 peaks visible — the classic Matterhorn-and-Monte-Rosa panorama.
A 2,970 m Swiss revolving-restaurant peak — 360° view to Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, used as a Bond…
A 180-km Alpine hut-to-hut between two of the highest peaks — 11-12 days across the Pennine Alps, glacier…
Europe's highest suspension bridge at 3,041 m — the Titlis Cliff Walk between two rotating cable cars, dizzy…
A turquoise Bernese Oberland lake with St. Beatus Caves on its north shore — gateway to the Eiger-Mönch-Jungfrau…
A 2,128 m dragon-legended peak above Lucerne — golden round trip via cogwheel railway, cable car and boat.
