30 Things to do in Lucerne, Switzerland

welcome to lucerne in this video i will highlight the 30 best things to do in the most picturesque city in switzerland including the coolest museum in europe the best swiss cheese fondue exceptional views from mount rigi from ultra modern spas to ancient trains a swiss carnival some sledding and the totally underrated lucerne nightlife start off your lutzen adventure with a stroll along the banks of the river royce towards the most iconic church in the city the gorgeous jesuit church built in 1666 with some of the most detailed interior designs i have ever seen the city of luzerne is split into two parts by the river royce connected by the oldest covered wooden bridge in europe the capel bridge built in 1333 but sadly had to be rebuilt in the 1990s due to a massive fire make sure to check out these detailed painted panels that portray historical events from the 17th century perhaps the most iconic landmark here in lucerne and it's so old so you can easily walk from one part of lucerne to the other part the old town and the new town a special tip visit in the early morning for the most picturesque scenery continue to walk along the river banks until you reach the city's second famous bridge the spoiler broke or mill bridge these painted panels inside this bridge display the dancing of the dead telling the story of the black death ripping through europe on route to the spoiler you will come across hai si marroni a tiny shop where you can buy these freshly roasted chestnuts a common swiss street snack five swiss francs five us dollars now there are many places you can buy chocolate but okay in downtown lucerne has some of the best chocolate in the city and a wide variety you can choose from callier toporone and even homemade chocolate especially the champagne rum and whiskey chocolates you gotta try them out typical local loot 7 chocolates are the swiss teardrops at heine luzerne that's really strong alcoholic raindrops besides chocolates honey offers a large array of incredible desserts for the sweet tooths among us after your chocolate fix stroll through the old town of lusan this is the corn market with the old city hall the old town features many picturesque squares flanked by buildings bearing historical frescoes so be sure to always look up and behold the incredible amount of detail amazingly enough lucerne has 225 fountains and behind me is the oldest fountain in the city fresh el barter so fresh that you could actually drink it you don't have to go around buying bottles of water just fill it up anywhere in the city many of these fountains were designed with carnival related sculptures carnival is an old swiss tradition a special tip look for the net toilette stickers in case you need to access a free public toilet very handy now this is butterbus an old prison turned into a hotel painted this beautiful mural in his jail cell about the things he missed most namely booths food music cars and women the hotel still operates these giant metal prison doors staying here starts around 40 swiss francs 40 us dollars per night without breakfast and includes a fun games room so here we have the leuven dank mall otherwise known as the lion monument definitely the most popular tourist attraction here in lucerne the dying lion of lucerne is a memorial dedicated to the 800 swiss mercenaries that were massacred during the french revolution while trying to protect french king louis xvi and his palaces in paris the carving is absolutely gorgeous it is such a good job it looks spectacular a tired lion on top of a shield now the best thing about lucerne is is that everything is in walking distance the city is so small and you can easily walk from north to south east to west within less than an hour most people don't know is that the official name of switzerland is confederation helvetica as you can see here on the swiss currency next door you will find the glacier garden where you can experience a full tour through a sea of glaciers dating back to the last ice age admission is free when you have the convenient swiss travel pass links below now if you're really obsessed with the alps then here you can see the glacier rock formations erratic blocks from the alps a few blocks down the street you will find the hovkirch of saint leo degar which is a parish church again beautiful decorations dating back to the 16th century as you can tell kept in pristine condition these churches are nothing less than remarkable for all their detailed artwork my god guys lucerne's architecture is absolutely breathtaking it's so detailed and so ancient i think baron and lucerne are some of the most gorgeous cities here in switzerland for lunch consider tibbetts one of the best vegetarian chains in switzerland and a branch of the famous hilton restaurant in zurich the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the entire world an average dish here will cost you 20 swiss francs end your lunch with a refreshing crisp beer at the rathaus brewery situated along the riverbanks lucerne even produces their own local beer i mean look at this place it's so authentic an authentic local lucerne beer rat house beer oh that's good that is so refreshing the swiss water is so fresh and you can really really taste it in the beer it's crisp and it's delicious made from the fresh alpine waters of mount pilatus running directly into the brewery lucerne installed the first beer pipeline in the world the pipeline starts right here this is where the beer is flowing through the pipeline to the local restaurants and bars next stop mount rigi take the ferry from luzerne to vietnam [Music] this romantic cruise is about an hour while you are surrounded by these majestic swiss mountains then hop on the classic cogwheel mountain train towards the peak of mount league fun fact the fitznow riggy railway is the oldest mountain railway in europe it's switzerland and everybody needs their own little bit of warmth wellness so check out this a full-blown spot in the middle of the alps unbelievable welcome to mount league mount riggy in comparison with mount pilatus is best known for its wide-stretched views of central switzerland this 360 degree view allows you to see 125 alpine peaks and 13 lakes now this might be very hard to show you guys but it goes straight down it comes to no surprise that mount rigi is often preferred over mount pilatus by the locals you can either purchase the riggy round trip or go up for free with a swiss travel pass links below for more details all right so now we're on top of briggy mountain at ricky kurum hotel now they drink off here of course but to do it a little bit different here in switzerland they add snaps especially during the winter months to warm you up nicely now one of the most popular snaps in lucerne is cherry snaps and you mix that with coffee crazy right all right so what you do here simply you grab your coffee add your cherry snaps and you're good to go to go down the mountain then grab a quick swiss lunch loaded with calories which we will need for our next adventure all right now it's time to ride a sled it's been 20 years the last time i've been on a sled so let's see how it's gonna go down the hill now prices here are pretty decent it's 20 swiss francs to rent your own sled the best way to go down mount ricky is by sled this is amazing a dedicated track has been set up for this fun activity just try to stay in control of your sled the views from the sled are absolutely stunning this slide ride down the mountain takes about 20 minutes time for the vacation frankie's house fairgirls house good morning now if you end up during a rainy day in lucerne don't be troubled because there are plenty of great indoor activities this is the swiss transport museum including the biggest space museum in europe which ended up being a lot more fun than i initially anticipated this museum focuses on all the forms of transport by road rail water air and space with over 3 000 items it is so massive that you can easily spend the entire day here the fakir's house i mean look at this place this is awesome this is definitely one of the most interesting museums here in lucerne the amount of detail at this museum is immense my favorite exhibit was definitely the giant pile of road signs in the courtyard but also these bizarre classic european cars going to work picking up your girlfriend oh the break yeah the break okay that's they even have the pot that felix baumgardner used to jump from space to earth that's amazing that's so cool the collection of mars rovers europe is stepping up to the plate with their own rover oh it starts drilling and the most tiny ski lift i have ever seen above all in the space section you can enter a simulated zero gravity room the space transformer this is crazy this whole thing flips upside down so it will feel like we're in space all right let's go inside holy moly this thing's huge if you hold on you'll be hanging on the oh space man that is so cool purchase your tickets with a discount on reformat dot com or enter for free with a swiss travel pass all right we're walking on the cappell burka and it's now the dinner time since i do not see my brother too often we ventured out for some fine dining switzerland offers many incredible local dishes so what better than to start off with a typical swiss cheese fondue now i'm currently standing on the patio of zoomth house restaurant which is a great patio and perhaps the most iconic patio to have your cheese fondue in lucerne as you can see a very comfortable seating area and you can have your cheese fondue here i think it's zero degrees so most people are having their cheese fondue inside this traditional restaurant dates back from 1578 with a very cozy atmosphere so we got some bread here as well a lot of bread i'm gonna dip that in the cheese fondue bread potatoes and cheese enriched with white wine just dip and enjoy that's hot so let it cool down for like a few seconds before you eat it because you will burn your mouth lovely the best part of the cheese fondue is the crispy cheese that slowly caramelizes at the bottom of the pot this cheese fondue will set you back 33 swiss francs roughly 33 us dollars per person have a fondue carriage that's so awesome so being pulled through the city while you have your fondue another famous restaurant for fine dining is wildenman with 500 years of history where you can treat yourself to extremely thick stroganoff sauce with mushrooms poured over juicy veal complemented with french green beans wrapped into bacon called geschnetzeltus cauliplice 39 swiss francs also this crispy hugely pasteta with steak and mushrooms which was finger licking delicious 33 swiss francs high quality at a premium stuff is expensive but it's a true lucerne classic [Music] do not forget to check out their bizarre carnival decorations on your way out eyes wide shut anyone [Music] the last fine dining restaurant worth mentioning is de ballons a delicious pizza for 25 beers 4 9 and some high quality tatar wow it's almost like gem strawberry jam but it's a spicy tatar and then top it off with some proper irish coffee the quality at this restaurant is absolutely phenomenal yep swiss prices can definitely kill your budget after dinner is done head over to mill valley for a couple of cold brewskis and desserts to top off an epic night of food adventures cherry snaps that looks great looks great but will it taste great oh yeah that's coffee tasty isn't it yeah it's tasty look at this contraption it's amazing it's pricey but it's delicious for an eventful evening head over to emmenbrucke for the suga fest a carnival event in the run-up to the lucerne carnival with live music food chatting with locals and their unique selection of drinks schweitzer cafe this is a hold reel which is tea with alcohol oh man i think they gave us double shots that is so strong this event takes place every year in early february visitors are encouraged to dress up for the occasion gambling in lucerne is legal you can place your bets at the grand casino lucerne do make sure to bring your id how did we do it was expensive quite expensive we lost some we want some but it's a great place actually really fun but it's not as extravagant as i actually thought the casino is going to be okay time for the nightlife do not underestimate lucerne this cozy town has actually a pretty decent nightlife kick it off at the schwarzeschaf the entrance is free with beer starting at five swiss francs and 13 for cocktails [Music] another great spot is the roadhouse bar a large complex with six levels of bars music and dance floors a bear will set you back eight swiss francs and cocktails 14. the best nightclub in lucerne is by far penthouse on the roof of a building overlooking the entire lucerne skyline bears 8 cocktails 16. do remember that the swiss nightlife usually starts to get going way past 12 a.m for after party food consider hangi a local bakery selling these high quality slices of real italian pizza wow it looks amazing for a great place to stay consider hotel anker in the new part of town completely renovated as a modern boutique hotel they have beautifully designed rooms with comfortable beds very large bathrooms daily breakfast buffet including a ton of items a large bar a lounge and even a free photo booth in the basement we can take our own photos in here let's do this wow awesomeness awesomeness people have been busy in here my final tip the swiss travel pass train tickets in switzerland can be extremely pricey but save yourself a ton of money by purchasing the swiss travel pass starting at 280 swiss francs from which you can easily count out your savings for more lucerne discounts and tips visit reformat.com which also includes 200 photos maps and all my personal advice now here are my bonus tips for not a great day trip consider venturing out to mount titlis in engleberg one of the best winter sport resorts in switzerland for some serious epic snowboarding and skiing if you're interested go watch my full engelberg travel guide with a ton of tips if you have a serious big budget consider staying one night at honak villa hotel for the most famous infinity pool in europe now one hidden secret is the rooftop at menorah restaurant not many people know about this place and let alone tourists right here you have a great view of the entire city so great features of this rooftop deck are mount rigi and on the other side mount pilatus and even better we got the city wall with the nine towers in the background as well so you got all the main features right on this rooftop deck in conclusion lucerne can be easily explored in one day but if you want to include mount rigi mount pilatus and the lucerne nightlife consider staying for the entire weekend it is one of the most rewarding destinations i visited in europe [Music] oh

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Length: 18min 6sec (1086 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 13 2020