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Around Lucerne's old town

Point 3 of 9 – Free Walking Tour


Schweizerhof Quai

LocalGuide from Lucerne, Silvan

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    The panorama.

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    This is how it looked here on July 16, 2021. Flooding.

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    Behind us, the Hotel Schweizerhof.

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    Schweizerhof is also known for its lighting.

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    The Schweizerhof Quai, with ship station and streetcar tracks.

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    Schweizerhof Quai with even a little less traffic.


Some dates

  • Behind us is the Hotel Schweizerhof *****.
  • This hotel opened almost 180 years ago.
  • It was the first big building block for Lucerne's tourism future.
  • At that time, today's Quai (promenade) was filled in.
  • That was when the extension of the Kapellbrücke, the Hofbrücke, was demolished.
  • The pictures of the Hofbrücke were put into storage at that time and now mostly hang on the Kapellbrücke, since many pictures burned during the great fire of the Kapellbrücke.

 

Quiz

How many stars does the Hotel Schweizerhof have?

3 Stars

Uh, the Schweizerhof does a better job. Guess again.

5 Stars

Exactly. You are well on your way. Continue to point 4.

6 Stars

Sorry. Officially, there is a maximum of 5 stars.

Where is point 4?

> Continue along the lake.
> Continue walking by the steamboat Willhelm Tell.
> Meeting point: On the landing stage in front of the pavilion.

Help - where do I have to go?


 

Next:
I am at the pavilion


The following points are discovered
Kapellbrücke > Kapellplatz > Schweizerhof Quai > Pavillon > Bourbaki Panorama > Lion Monument > SUVA > Museggmauer / Zytturm > Zöpfli > Bahnhofstrasse

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