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Obwalden
About 17 miles away
A monastery village below Mount Titlis, with cable cars up to its glacier and the Cliff Walk.
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Old Town
Squares of painted facades, fountains and guild houses on the north bank of the river.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Weinmarkt, 6004 LucerneDirections
- Getting There
- Across the Chapel Bridge from the station.
Why Go
The Weinmarkt and the Hirschenplatz are lined with houses covered in frescoes, and narrow lanes lead between them to the river. Before Lent, the old town fills with masked bands and parades for Lucerne's carnival.
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