For many visitors to the city and locals, Lucerne's favorite holiday is the Blue Balls Festival. Everyone who has ever heard of this event is looking forward to it. The variety of music genres, eminent headliners performing for the audience, art exhibitions, a wide gastronomic program - these are just a few advantages attracting its visitors. The great popularity of the musical event is evidenced by the number of …
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While in Lucerne, be sure to check out the news about upcoming concerts. The city often hosts interesting musical performances (for example, at the Konzerthaus Schüür or the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum). In many bars, guests are entertained by musicians performing live music (Louis Bar, The BruchBrothers, Netzwerk Neubad, already mentioned Pravda Club). Besides the above, Lucerne has several nice bars for a good …
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5. Prudent tourists apart from budgetary restaurants and cafes should pay attention to local supermarkets. There one can buy not only grocery but the ready-made meals as salads and pastry. The most popular supermarkets are Coop and Migros.
6. Local shops are open from 9 am and work till 7-8 pm, the upscale shopping centers are open till 21.00. Saturday is considered to be a shortened working day. …
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Lucerne can boast one of the largest shopping centers in Switzerland - Mall of Switzerland. The shopping complex covering an area of 46,000 square meters offers a choice of over 150 stores of various specializations. Among them, there are premium fashion stores selling clothes of famous European brands and specialized stores with goods for children, as well as good perfumery and jewelry stores. An area of more than …
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Nearby is a playground for the youngest children (from 2 to 6 years old), which is called Paradisimo. Here, little travelers can play table football and basketball, air hockey. They are also invited to ride cars, climb interesting constructions, and jump on trampolines. Kids will be equally interested in Eiszentrum Luzern where they will have the opportunity to enjoy ice-skating in winter. To have a great time as a …
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The unique attraction of Lucerne is the Glacier Garden. It is a geological park-museum, which was founded in the 19th century. Its founder is the most ordinary citizen of the city Josef Wilhelm Amrein-Troller, who discovered unique fossils while working in his garden. Now the open-air museum occupies a vast territory, which is divided into several thematic zones. The museum was equipped with a special indoor …
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Switzerland - moving around the country
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Despite the sweeping dimensions of Switzerland, air transport here is well-developed. There are international and domestic airports. Flights to mountain regions are especially popular. The largest airport in the country is in Zurich. That’s the main airhub for Swiss company. Since 2011, a new international terminal has opened here. Today, it serves about 25 million passengers a year. All European airlines, as well as American and Canadian, fly to Zurich. In recent years, such flights have appeared in the schedule of airlines of the Middle East and some Asian countries. The next, but not least is the airport in Geneva. Most of the flights are aimed at interregional movement. Most of the flights in Basel Airport are flying to Germany and France.
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Overview of festivals and celebrations in Switzerland
Traditionally, there is a huge number of various carnivals in Switzerland. The carnival in Lucerne takes place in the last days before the Great Lent. The festival is held with an unprecedented scale. Almost the entire population of the city wears festive costumes. The carnival of musical groups takes place on the first day of the festivals; then come children's processions and the parade of monsters. The carnival ends with a festive fireworks. After that, an equally spectacular carnival in Bern begins. It begins with attempts to wake a sleeping bear, which is the symbol of this city. Trumps and drums are played everywhere in the city. The bear leaves the Prison Tower, and the real fun begins. The next day festivities for children are arranged.
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