Villas in Lucerne

About Lucerne

Lucerne is a city of about 82,000 at the point where Lake Lucerne flows out into the Reuss, with the lake shore at 435 m. The old town has the Chapel Bridge, a covered wooden bridge of about 204 m first built in 1333, and remnants of the town walls on the hill above with eight tall watch towers. A wide lakeside promenade runs from the KKL concert hall to the Museum of Transport. Our homes lie around the city, mostly one-bedroom apartments sleeping around four, with no pools and few gardens. Pilatus is reached via Alpnachstad, and the Rigi from Vitznau. Rain falls through the year, with June the wettest month and February the driest.

Is Lucerne right for you?

Best for

Couples and small families wanting a walkable lakeside city

Not for you if

You want a private pool or a large house, because the homes here are small apartments.

Near Lucerne

• Pilatus

  Lucerne's local mountain, reached via Alpnachstad, with a fondue gondola and the largest suspension rope park in Switzerland at Fräkmüntegg.

• Rigi

  Reached from Vitznau, and one of the two best-known excursion mountains on Lake Lucerne along with Pilatus.

• Lion Monument

  Thorvaldsen's carving of a dying lion, in a small park off the Löwenplatz, remembering the Swiss Guards killed in 1792.

• Swiss Museum of Transport

  Beside the lake in the north-east of the city, at the far end of the promenade from the KKL.

Getting to Lucerne

Zurich Airport is a little over an hour away, and about 40 trains a day connect Zurich with Lucerne in an average 48 minutes. The old town, the promenade and the lake are all on foot, so a car is not needed in the city.

When to go to Lucerne

Rain falls all year, and June is the wettest month, February the driest. Summer brings the Lucerne Festival of classical music, and the lakeside swimming pool and pedalos come into their own. Fasnacht starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, at 5 in the morning, with a bang called the Urknall. The Museum Pass covers nine museums, which helps on the wetter days.

Lucerne villa holidays: questions answered

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