It is spring (although last Saturday’s surprise snowfall had us all wondering), and time for the Lucerne Spring Festival. From 31 March to 2 April, the KKL (Lucerne Concert and Congress Centre) will be echoing with the sounds of international and local classical music. The […]
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By now we hope that we have whipped up your enthusiasm for Fasnacht. The first point that you need to cover is what to wear, just like for any good party! There are several shops locally that can help you with this: If you are
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The 6 December is a special day in Switzerland, this is when Saint Nicholas, or Samichlaus as he is locally known, is celebrated. He is the precursor to Father Christmas and announces the official beginning of the Christmas season. Dating back to the middle ages,
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The Swiss are embracing Halloween with great glee, but do not be fooled just because Halloween isn’t a Swiss tradition doesn’t mean that there aren’t things that go bump in the night here. Take the story of the Joller House which stood up until 2010
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After being cancelled for the past couple of years, Lucerne’s very own county fair, the Lozärner Määs will resume! From October 1 until October 16 beginning at Bahnhofplatz and running along the banks of the KKL until Inselipark, the city will be lit up with
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Switzerland and chocolate is a long love affair. The country became a big player in the chocolate manufacturing as early as 1845 when the Sprüngli family opened the first chocolate factory. Nowadays there are many other companies to rival Sprüngli and luckily for us several are based
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Fasnacht is nearly upon us, and by now you must have noticed the masks and costumes filling the shop windows and the beat of Guggenmusic coming over the sound system of most shops, Luzern’s fifth season is here. There are many famous carnivals around the
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Do you know that ‘Rock on the Mountain”, actually, the 2nd edition of the highest situated music festival, attracted more than 1100 enthusiastic music fans to Pilatus!! WOW, If you missed the 2nd time, be sure to be ready for the 3rd edition (we are
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In early August in the year 1291 representatives from the Cantons of Schwiz, Uri, and Nidwalden met to swear an oath of confederation at the Rütli Meadow perched above Lake Lucerne. It was the birth of Switzerland. There is no better way to celebrate the
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Worldwide piano sensation Peter Bence is coming back to Switzerland! Peter is a child prodigy and even has a Guinness World Record after hitting a key 765 times in one minute! We are giving away two tickets! All you have to do is like &
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