Around Lucerne's old town
Point 7 of 9 – Free Walking Tour
SUVA
LocalGuide from Lucerne, Silvan
Some info
- Lucerne is home to the Swiss Insurance Court. Only 100 meters from here on the lake.
- And Suva. Suva is the over 100-year-old accident insurance company for companies. In this big house, behind us, with the imposing dome is still the headquarters of Suva.
- Also the big health insurances CSS and Concordia have their headquarters in the city of Lucerne and are therefore big employers.
- From here you can see perfectly to the Bourbaki panorama. The hillside behind is the preferred residential district of Dreilinden and Wesemlin.
Quiz
What exactly is SUVA?
No, but large health insurance companies such as CSS and Concordia have their headquarters in Lucerne.
Swiss Accident Insurance Institute. Exactly. That's SUVA.
No. But the Federal Insurance Court and the Federal Supreme Court are only 100 meters from here on the lake.
Where is point 8?
> Walk up the street.
> At the end of the SUVA building, turn left.
> Pass the barrier, follow the footpath to the crossing road.
> Walk up Brambergstrasse to the right.
> After 48 steps, you will see the "Museggmauer" sign on the left.
> Follow this small path.
> Go through the archway, take the path up on the right.
> Go through the second, small archway.
> Meeting point: At the lookout point by the benches, in front of the Zytturm.
Next:
The following stations are discovered
Kapellbrücke > Kapellplatz > Schweizerhof Quai > Pavillon > Bourbaki Panorama > Lion Monument > SUVA > Museggmauer / Zytturm > Zöpfli > Bahnhofstrasse