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City Center
Lucerne
Switzerland
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What's Near Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke)

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Hotel des Balances £195 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Schweizerhof Luzerne £244 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
The Hotel Lucerne £250 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Rigi Kulm Hotel N/A 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Etap Hotel Luzern City £53 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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restaurant Distance Rating
Mr. Pickwick's 0.0 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Li Tai Pe 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Fritschi 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Lucerne Concert Hall 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Dying Lion of Lucerne Monument 0.5 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Glacier Garden (Gletschergarten) 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Lovely Lucerne” TravelLady
“Lucerne, Switzerland” Luxury Experience Magazine
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
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Traveller Description: The Chapel Bridge in Lucerne is a covered wooden footbridge that crosses the River Reuss. It was built in 1333 to help defend the city and  has more... more »
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Attraction type: Bridge
Address: City Center Lucerne
Switzerland

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“the most beautifull city in europe”
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5 of 5 stars
Voucher2010
Luzern
27 Dec 2009

Braveheat, avalon, king arthur. Legends... discover the stories love and hate that realy occured here. I c'and get this bridge out of my head.... more

“Wonderful Historical Experience!”
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4 of 5 stars
sheiza
Austin, Texas
11 Aug 2009

Chapel Bridge has a wonderful history behind and it's also located near the heart of Lucerne. Lucerne's town center is just amazing! If you would like to check out more pictures and a further review on Lucerne check out my blog http://summerssnapshots.blogspot.com/ more

“Back in old times”
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5 of 5 stars
alfred02
Switzerland
14 Feb 2006
14
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The Kapellbrucke, build in 1333, is the oldest and longest compeletely roofed bridge in Europe. It has been renovated, restored and shortened several times during the last 700 years. In the year 1993 the bridge nearly burned down but thanks to very accurate construction plans, it could be rebuilt within only 8 month completeley. Thus, the bridge looks still the... more

“夜はとても幻想的。”
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4 of 5 stars
Mr.UCCHANG
Osaka
Google Translation
29 Dec 2009

ルツェルン到着後、昼と夜のカペル橋を見に行きました。昼間は橋を渡る人と周辺のマーケットの人達でとても賑わっていました。木... more

“ルッツェルン観光で外せない場所”
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4 of 5 stars
flyinglab
上海
Google Translation
19 Mar 2009
1
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ルッツェルン観光でカペル橋は外せない場所です。私は昼間に行きましたが、夜はライトアップされているそうです。チューリッヒか... more

“絵になる木造の橋”
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4 of 5 stars
よっち
Kitakyushu, Japan
Google Translation
18 Mar 2009

世界遺産・カペル橋。塔と赤い屋根と一直線ではない橋の流れが絵になります。なんでもヨーロッパ一古い木造の橋だどか。橋を通る... more

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