Luzern and Central Switzerland Travel Guide

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With the mist rising off the waves and the mountains looming above the clouds, it's easy to understand how Wagner could have composed his Siegfried Idyll in his mansion beside the lake. This is inspiring terrain, romantic and evocative. When the waters roil up, you can hear the whistling chromatics and cymbal clashes of Gioacchino Rossini's thunderstorm from his 1829 opera, Guillaume Tell. It was on Lake Luzern, after all, that Wilhelm Tell—the beloved, if legendary, Swiss national hero—supposedly leaped from the tyrant Gessler's boat to freedom. And it was in a meadow nearby that three furtive rebels and their cohorts swore an oath by firelight and planted the seed of the Swiss Confederation.

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Luzern and Central Switzerland Hotels

All budgets are covered in central Switzerland, from backpacker-type multibed rooms to luxurious suites with 1,000-thread-count silk sheets. In the mountains...read more

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Luzern and Central Switzerland Restaurants

Rooted in the German territory of Switzerland and the surrounding farmlands, central Switzerland's cuisine is down-home and hearty. In the mountains there...read more

Things To Do

Things To Do in Luzern and Central Switzerland

Called variously the Vierwaldstättersee, the Urnersee...read more

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Luzern and Central Switzerland Experiences

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