Worth a DetourEngelberg
Obwalden
About 14 miles away
A monastery village below Mount Titlis, with cable cars up to its glacier and the Cliff Walk.
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Lake Lucerne Cruise
A boat on the many-armed lake, some of the trips aboard century-old paddle steamers.
- Open
- All year, with more sailings in summer
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Lucerne boat piers, Bahnhofquai, 6002 LucerneDirections
- Getting There
- The piers are across the square from the station.
Why Go
The lake twists between steep mountains into arms and bays. Boats call at lakeside villages like Weggis and Vitznau and link up with the mountain railways; the historic paddle steamers, with their polished engines on view, sail mostly in summer.
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About 35 miles away
The resort between two lakes, and the gateway to the Jungfraujoch, Europe's highest railway station.
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About 71 miles away
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