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Rediscover one of Switzerland's most beautiful cities
Since this is as good a year as any to splurge, we’ve chosen Lucerne as the first stop in our 2006 series of favorite destination updates. We begin with sights, events, and activities: Old Town: Narrow lanes, old houses, and squares. Visit the Collegiate Church, an important Renaissance building, and the Baroque Jesuit Church Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge): Medieval-style, covered, pedestrian bridge from 1333 Transportation Museum: Rail transport, aeronautics, navigation, and "Cosmorama." Great collection of ship models: sailing ships, container ships, ocean liners, and full-sized life boats. "Cosmorama" includes Mercury Space Capsule, lunar rocks, and multimedia show on history of space flight. Lidostrasse 5, (reached in 10 minutes by #2 bus from the train station), www.verkehrshaus.ch WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO NEXT?
Richard Wagner Museum: Here, in Haus Tribschen, where Wagner lived from 1866 to 1872 with Cosima von Bülow, daughter of Franz Liszt, Wagner wrote Die Meistersinger. (Wagnerweg 27, www.richard-wagner-museum) Museum of Art (Kunstmuseum): Modern art in Jean Nouvel designed space on the top floor of Culture and Convention Center (Europaplatz 1) Picasso Museum: Drawings, graphics, and ceramics, plus 200 photos capturing intimate moments of the artist’s life (Furrengasse 21) Rosengart Collection: Once a private, family collection, this important new museum features the works of Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso; also Matisse, Miró, Monet, Cézanne, and others. (Pilatusstrasse 10, www.rosengart.ch) Lucerne Music Festival: Annually presents top-rank musicians and orchestras: * Ostern 2006, April 1-9 * Sommer 2006, August 10-September 17 * Piano 2006, November 21-26 Visit the festival site at http://e.lucernefestival.ch Culture and Convention Center: Home to one of Europe’s most celebrated classical music venues, renowned for its acoustics (Europaplatz 1, www.kkl-luzern.ch) Mount Pilatus: Two cable cars ascend year-round to the summit. From May to November, the "steepest cogwheel railway in the world" makes its 18-minute trip up 48 percent gradients on the south flank. Queen Victoria rode a mule up in 1868. (www.pilatus.ch) Boat Trips: A variety of trips from 30 minutes to a full day are available on Lake Luzern. The fleet includes 20 boats calling at more than 30 ports. All include on-board restaurants serving beverages, snacks, and full meals. Though there is more service in summer, some trips are year-round. The Swiss Rail Pass is good for most trips. (SGV, Werftestrasse 5, tel. 367-6767, www.lakelucerne.ch, info@lakelucerne.ch) |
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