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The Chapel Bridge and its Water Tower on the Reuss in Lucerne, hung with flowers

Beyond the city · by train from Zürich HB

Lucerne, the Rigi & Pilatus: Our Favourites

The Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower, the lake, the Rigi and Mount Pilatus, under an hour by train.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Lucerne: the back story

    Lucerne·In depth

    The Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower, the lake and the mountains, under an hour by train from Zurich.

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What to see

  1. The steepest cogwheel railway

    Mount Pilatus

    Lucerne·Mountain

    The mountain south of Lucerne, reached by the steepest cogwheel railway in the world; gondolas closed 19 Oct – 27 Nov 2026.

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  2. Europe’s first mountain railway

    The Rigi

    Lake Lucerne·Mountain

    The “Queen of the Mountains” on Lake Lucerne, home of Europe’s first mountain railway.

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