The 4-star Hotel MONOPOL and the 3-star Hotel ALPINA Lucerne are both located in the heart of the many sights of the city of Lucerne, making this the ideal place for tourists and culture lovers from all over the world: OLD TOWN, CHAPEL BRIDGE, KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne), THE WATER TOWER, LION MONUMENT and many other highlights.

OLD TOWN of the City of Lucerne

OLD TOWN of the City of Lucerne

OLD TOWN
Historical buildings clad in frescos border the Old Town on the right bank of the River Reuss at a few picturesque squares.
The Weinmarkt, where Lucerne swore a federal oath with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden in 1332, is especially attractive. Equally attractive is the Hirschenplatz square, named after an old inn dating from the Middle Ages, and the Kornmarkt square, which features the Town Hall and the beautifully painted Pfistern guildhall.

KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne)

KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne)

KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne)
The KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne) at Europaplatz is the work of the Parisian architect Jean Nouvel.
The concert hall (1800 seats) is one of the finest concert halls in the world. The Lucerne Hall, the Convention Centre with the auditorium, and the Museum of Art – the fourth largest in Switzerland – are also part of this sensational construction.

The Hotel **** MONOPOL Lucerne is the ONLY hotel in all of Lucerne from where you can reach the KKL Culture and Convention Centre of Lucerne without “getting wet” (underground past Lucerne Railway Station).

LION MONUMENT

LION MONUMENT

LION MONUMENT
«The dying Lion of Lucerne» is one of the world’s most famous monuments.
It was carved out of natural rock in memory of the heroic deaths of the Swiss mercenaries at the Tuileries in 1792. Mark Twain described the Lion of Lucerne as the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world.

CHAPEL BRIDGE
The Chapel Bridge is located nearby and was constructed in the first half of the 14th century as a part of the city’s fortifications and named after St. Peter’s Chapel.
The paintings that were added in the 17th century illustrate scenes of Swiss and local history, including the biographies of the city’s patron saints, St. Leodegar and St. Maurice.

CHAPEL BRIDGE and WATER TOWER

CHAPEL BRIDGE and WATER TOWER

THE WATER TOWER
Lucerne’s water tower is a powerful yet attractive construction. The old stork’s nest, which hasn’t been occupied in a century, isn’t its only trademark. The tower is octagonal in form, a shape that Kaiser Friedrich II loved and favoured for his most beautiful buildings. From its roof to the ground, the water tower measures 34.5 m. Believe it or not, it is actually thicker than it is high; its circumference is 39 m. It is thought that the tower was built on dry land in the first half of the 14th century. In its long history, the enormous structure has served various purposes. First it was a defence and watchtower, and later it was used as an archive, treasure and preparation chamber. With walls measuring 4.5 m thick, the lowest room was used as a prison cell. Its interior was completely dark. The poor criminals who came there had to sit on a toggle and be lowered into the cell through a hole. As in countless other towers, there was a torture chamber, too.

Today, the middle floor is home to the headquarters of the Lucerne Artillery Association. Meanwhile, a colony of Alpine Swifts has been roosting under the rooftop for decades. When these black and white birds return from their winter home in Africa, they bring springtime back to Lucerne.

Further places of interest: Sights in the middle of Lucerne

Hotel MONOPOL Luzern

Hotel MONOPOL Luzern

Hotel MONOPOL Luzern
Pilatusstrasse 1
6002 Luzern
Telefon: +41 41 226 43 43
Fax: +41 41 226 43 44
E-mail: mail@monopolluzern.ch

HOTEL ALPINA Luzern
Frankenstrasse 6
CH-6003 Luzern
Tel.: +41 41 210 00 77
Fax: +41 41 210 89 44
E-mail: info@alpina-luzern.ch

Online-Booking:
Hotel ALPINA Luzern (online)