valid: 25.09.2020 - 30.11.2020, Luzern Tourismus AG Fighting broke out spontaneously after the Royal Family had been escorted from the Tuileries to take refuge with the Legislative Assembly. One of Europe’s oldest covered bridges serves as its centerpiece, and fresco-adorned historic houses line the streets, but it’s also home to the cutting-edge KKL, a concert hall and art gallery. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, Lucerne is the most populous town in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media in the region. We’re giving you 50 Swiss francs’ worth of shopping and outings! The monument was designed by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn, in a former sandstone quarry near Lucerne. Recipe for a gorgeous Swiss city: take a cobalt lake ringed by mountains of myth, add a well-preserved medieval Altstadt (Old Town) and a reputation for making beautiful music, then sprinkle with covered bridges, sunny plazas, candy-coloured houses and waterfront promenades. The Gotthard Panorama Express originates in Lucerne and ferries its passengers to the foot of the Gotthard pass via Lake Lucerne and then continues by rail into Ticino, south of the Alpine ridge. A mix of the charming, modern, and tried and true. If you have any question, our Tourist Information Offices will be happy to help you. All rights reserved. Legend has it that an angel with a light showed the first settlers where to build a chapel in Lucerne, and today it still has amazing grace. Jerome Bodin, page 259, "Les Suisses au Service de la France", were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, "Chapter XXVI: The Nest of the Cuckoo-Clock", Monument to Prince Józef Poniatowski in Warsaw, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lion_Monument&oldid=964434904, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages incorrectly using the quote template, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 June 2020, at 13:45. Travel safely: We are looking forward to welcoming guests back to Lucerne and the Lake Lucerne Region. Lucerne is the ideal starting point for many excursions to the highlights of central Switzerland. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. Where else can you find such varied and intense beauty – colossal glaciers, raging falls, hidden…, Lonely Planet Magazine put together their list of Europe's 20 most unusual places to stay - beds in wine barrels, glass igloos in Lapland, that kind of…. valid: 25.09.2020 - 15.10.2020, pro Person im Mehrbettzimmer The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn.