Time travel to the Middle Ages Lucerne city tour
Highlights
- Take a time travel and get to know Lucerne in the Middle Ages, when the church bells set the daily rhythm.
- Join a city tour with a guide dressed in historical clothing through the old alleys of Lucerne
- Follow in the footsteps of the residents of Lucerne from times gone by
- Dive into the everyday life of mercenaries, toll keepers, and traders
Description
You meet your professional guide for the city tour at Lucerne train station on platform 3 (Tourist Information).
Travel back to the Middle Ages and get to know Lucerne's past. Your guide is dressed in a historical costume for this. On this city tour, you'll walk in the footsteps of times long gone and learn what daily life was like in medieval Lucerne.
Back then, the daily routine was determined by church bells, while watchtowers, bridges, and walls were being built. These bells still ring today, and many of the walls remain a solid part of the city. Mercenaries and traders shaped the cityscape of Lucerne.
Swiss Activities Tip
Especially on warm days, you need a cool down after an exciting city tour. At the small ice cream shop "Gelateria dell'Alpi", there's homemade ice cream. Besides many delicious classic flavors, you will also find extraordinary combinations that are definitely worth a try.
Inclusions
2-hour public city tour
Professional city tour
Meeting point
Tourist Information Gleis 3, Bahnhof Luzern
Luzern, Zentralstrasse 1, 6003 Luzern, Schweiz
Provider
Operated by
Luzern Tourismus AG
Verified provider
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Even as someone from Lucerne, I was able to learn a lot of new things.
Katya
29 Oct 2023