Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) Lucerne

City Center, Lucerne , Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    162 reviews 75 travel blogs 144 photos

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    Bridge

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TravelPod Member ReviewsChapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) Lucerne

  • A medieval bridge

    5

    k0k0m0 2 contributions Argentina Nov 3, 1998

    A medieval wooden bridge with paintings

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) Lucerne

  • 1

    Lovely Lucerne

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    We arrived in Lucerne and checked into our expensive hostel (Switzerland is VERY expensive). Our hostel was just on the edge of the lake so we took a walk along the lake and into the town. The views were so nice, such a lovely little town to visit. We walked into the old town which was fairly busy and saw someone singing into a megaphone type thing …

  • 2

    They'll be coming around the moutain

    Back down from Mt Pilatus to Lucerne proper …

  • 3

    Lucerne

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    Entry containing 4 photos titled: Luzern, Löwendenkmal, Chapel Bridge

  • 4

    2 nights in Lucerne

    Chapel Bridge and stirring Lion Monument. Then embark on an exhilarating ride by cog-wheel train to the summit of Mount Pilatus. Admire the panorama of snow-capped peaks, before descending by cable-car over mountain crags and pine forests back to terra firma. There is time set aside to shop for fine watches and delicious chocolate in Lucerne …

  • 5

    Una de las dos ciudades más lindas que conocí

    No se equivocaba la Guía Lux cuando decía que Lucerna era "la ciudad" suiza a conocer!

    El día arrancó con un desayuno muy completo, nada que ver con la frugalidad italiana, y conocimos a Mariana y Teresa (argentina y mexicana respectivamente y de unos veintitantos años) con quienes salimos a caminar la ciudad. Además me re-encontré con los …

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  • 1

    Lucerne..

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    ...   Upon arriving and checking into our Hotel, we headed out to see a couple of the most famous sites of Lucerne - the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.   The Chapel Bridge was built in the 14th century as part of the city's ...

  • 2

    Def a WOW moment!! :-) :-) :-) :-)

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    ... a bit as I was still a bit drunk from the previous night!! But we had a laugh all the same. We walked over the Chapel Bridge - which was once burned down and they have since re-built. Took some piccies then kept walking. We looked through a couple of ...

  • 3

    Beeri-ness.

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    ... to their hotel in old town which was so stunning and had glorious views of the lake and channel, but mostly, of the famous Chapel Bridge. That evening we dined in the infamous restaurant where Loren and Sandra had done their best to dishonor as they went ...

  • 4

    contrasts of Switzerland

    ... mediieval city high lighting the poignant Lion Monumentbuilt in memory of Louis XVI's swiss Guard and covered the wooden Chapel Bridge  which spans the river Reuss and is decorated inside with wooden panels which chronicle the history of ...

  • 5

    The end of the line

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    Lake Lucerne is a lovely town. Tauck arraigned a walking tour of the old town. In 1330, the Chapel Bridge was built as a defensive bridge. On the rafters are paintings that were, at that time, our equivalent of a sponsor. Prominent families or guilds ...

  • 6

    Lucerne - dying lion, chapel bridge

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    10. Lucerne - dying lion, chapel bridge It's early evening and we head straight for Lowendenkmal, the Lion Monument. It's a short walk away from our hotel. It's a lovely peaceful place, and there are only a couple Japanese tourists taking pictures. I ...

  • 7

    breathtaking scenery but bloody expensive

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    ... breathtaking, we arrived in Lucerne in the afternoon and dropped our luggage of at our hotel, then walked across lake Lucerne via the old chapel bridge.  It ended up pouring down with rain so we caught the little tourist train around the town then ...

  • 8

    My head in the clouds…

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    ... to the bridge and somehow caught fire.  The wooden bridge was quickly in flames.  If you google images of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne on fire, you’ll see some dramatic images of this tragedy.  Much of the bridge was destroyed, with ...

  • 9

    The Heart of Switzerland

    ... him, Norbert and Marianne to Luzern, about an hour south of Zurich. Luzern is a beautiful little city, famous for the Chapel Bridge, which actually partially burned down in 1993m but has since been rebuilt. We walked around for a few hours, exploring ...

  • 10

    Plane Ride and the Journey to Luzern

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    ... and whoever wrote that the view when you first leave the station was gorgeous wasn't lying! We were instantly met with a view of the Chapel Bridge, the lake, and even our hotel right across the lake! And best of all, it wasn't even raining, or snowing! ...