Take a walking tour through Lucerne, Switzerland, and explore the beauty of its lakeside scenery and historic Old Town.

Pretty, pristine, and lakeside, with a striking mountain panorama as a backdrop, Lucerne has long been Switzerland’s tourism capital. Since the Romantic era in the 19th century, it’s been a regular ...

Italy’s lakes often get all the glory, but don’t sleep on Switzerland. The Swiss landscape boasts equally stunning lakes, including the particularly scenic Lake Lucerne. Located at the base of the ...

LUCERNE, Switzerland -- For a few tumultuous months in 1798, this city, nestled along the trailing western edge of Lake Lucerne and protected by the snowcapped Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, was the ...

LUCERNE, Switzerland — Lake Lucerne winds through the Alps with a series of bends, S-curving around towering mountains like slalom skiers carving into snow thousands of feet above. But even though ...

Travel author Everett Potter offers his recommendations for the most charming train rides in the country, with alpine views ...

May 22 is the bicentennial of the birth of German composer Richard Wagner. Although born 1813 in Leipzig, the operatic genius has a strong connection to Switzerland. Wagner – then Royal Saxon Court ...