Private 1.5-Hour Nightwatchman Walk in Medieval Lucerne
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
1 hour
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Private tour
- Some postcards of old Lucerne
- Professional medievally dressed local guide
- Gratuities
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
Discover medieval Lucerne with your private guide on your Nightwatchman walking tour. Learn about the history of the Nightwatchman and see the illuminated attractions. You'll be told about the Legend of the Riot of Lucerne and will hear about ghosts, demons and witches. Imagine what it was like to live...
- Duration from 1 Hour to 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
- Private Tour
- 1
Peterskapelle (Peter's Chapel)
As the tour starts you hear the fire horn followed by the invocation pray. The Nightwatchman tells you about his hard life in the middle age. With the help of a projector he introduces you to medieval Lucerne. You have a detailed look into the Martini plan, the first city...
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 2
Chapel Bridge
Did you know that the Water Tower was built some decades before the Chapel Bridge? In fact the Water Tower was built in the late 13th century while the Chapel Bridge dates back to 1365. You see pictures of the inside of the Water Tower and hear about the torture...
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
Furrengasse
You walk round the corner to Kapellplatz and hear about live in the middle age in the blooming Republic of Lucerne. Walking through the Furrengasse you learn about its Ghost and the Toggeli (Incubus aka "love robber") around him.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 4
Kornmarkt
You arrive at the the Town Hall Square called Kornmarkt. You learn about the Renaissance Town Hall and its Tower with the clock without minute hand. You hear the story of the "Giant of Reiden" and you see the Lucerne Foot and Elle, the official measures of Old Lucerne.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 5
Brandgässli
In the Brandgässli Alley you get to know about the Riot of Lucerne before you continue to the former fish market, known today as the wine market.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Weinmarkt
On the Weinmarkt you see the old guest house signs and admire the frescos on the houses. On the former pharmacy house of Renward Cysat you read the latin sentence: "Amor medicabillis nullis herbis" which meams: "There is no cure for a broken heart."
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 7
Im Zöpfli
Right at the riverside square called “Zöpfli”, you hear about law and order in old Lucerne. You see projected paintings about the methods of prosecution, interrogation and corporal punishment of the Middle Age in Lucerne.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 8
Reussbrücke
You pass the bridge “Reussbrücke” and you see the Spreuerbruecke (Mill Bridge), the Needle Dam and parts of the Musegg Wall.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 9
Bahnhofstrasse
A few steps further you arrive at the breathtaking medieval pharmacy window of the “Alte Suidtersche Apotheke”. The Nightwatchman tells you more about the house and the location.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 10
Ritterscher Palace Lucerne
As you continue the Nightwatchman shows you some “Guardian Demons”. You stop at the legendary house of Lux Ritter and you hear why the first two floors look different than the third one. Then you hear the story of “Hans von Trient”, the unlucky stonemason. Another Highlight is the presentation...
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 11
Jesuit Church Lucerne
You pass the Church of the Jesuits, the first baroque building in Switzerland dating back to 1677.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 12
Chapel Bridge
You cross the Chapel Bridge and see the paintings and you find out why the bridge is built diagonally over the river. At the end of the bridge you reach the starting point, where the tour ends.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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