Medieval Lucerne: Small-Group Nightwatchman Walk Tour
4.7
22 Ratings
Luzern
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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What's Included
- Medievally dressed Local guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Some exclusive post cards featuring Old Lucerne
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore medieval Lucerne on the Nightwatchman Walking Tour. See the illuminated attractions and hear the comments and background stories of the Nightwatchman. You will hear about ghosts, demons and witches and the Legend of the Riot of Lucerne. You will learn about living in Lucerne in the middle ages, you get information about law and order of that time. The Nightwatchman Guide is dressed in medieval style and equipped with a traditional Swiss halberd. He takes you through narrow streets and hidden places of the historic Centre of Lucerne. The tour is surrounded by pictures presented with a projector, on iPad and on postcards.
- Children up to twelve years old are free but must be accompanied by an adult
- Tours take place rain, snow or shine. It is recommended to dress appropriately for the weather and bring an umbrella or rain coat.
Location
Rosengart Platz
Meet your guide right next to Chapel Bridge, on the right hand riverside.
Go to the wooden bridge with the tower. This is called the Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower.
We meet at the square right at the end of the Chapel Bridge on the right hand riverside.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(22 Ratings)
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556kimberleyj
Sep 13, 2023
Informative and entertaining! - Ralf was so knowledgeable about the history of Lucerne. The tour was informative and entertaining. He really brought the story of the city to life!
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Robert_h
May 14, 2023
Great Tour - Our guide was very personable, knowledgeable, and courteous. He told us about aspects of Luzern that were new, despite this being my fourth trip to the city.
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Carolinetansy
Nov 13, 2022
A must-do in Lucerne - Had a wonderful evening of learning! Ralph managed to bring history to life and we thoroughly enjoyed his humour. a must-do if you are in Lucerne!
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Murrayd65
Sep 7, 2022
One of the best city tours I’ve seen - The tour guide was very nice and funny. Very informative and the free postcards was a nice touch. Would highly recommend
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Zoey_m
Aug 3, 2022
special and unique! can’t miss - The Nightwatchman was an excellent guide! Had really interesting stories and gave a very unique tour. I can’t recommend this tour enough, it was a very special and unique view of Lucerne. We had been here for a few days already and this gave us a fresh look at the city
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Christopher_k
Jul 13, 2022
A great tour, and highly recommended. - The Nightwatchman gave an excellent tour. He was very interesting, and knowledgeable about Luzern and it’s history.
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Sharon
Sep 15, 2020
Unique tour in Lucerne - The evening walking tour provided by Ralf the Nightwatchman is fascinating and a unique way to discover parts of Lucerne that you may not otherwise visit. Ralf conducts the tour in medieval dress and recounts life as it was in medieval times. He has lots of interesting stories and projects images on walls to elaborate his stories. I would highly recommend this unique tour to anyone visiting Lucerne.
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Wader
Oct 13, 2019
One of the best! - We have been on a few of these types of tours over the years and inevitably end of a disappointed in the end. Not this time! We really enjoyed this tour and our tour guide Ralph was fantastic. So much interesting history and facts about the city. We had walked past many of the sights during the day with no idea of the history and stories associated with the buildings and area. Highly recommend this tour for a great evening!
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Ashley
Sep 24, 2019
Best tour! - This was a really informative tour and made us feel immersed in the history here. This is a must do!
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Arpita
Aug 30, 2019
Loved this! - Loved this atmospheric tour around the old city with our guide Ralph! Ralph was so passionate and made the whole tour so fascinating, full of history, fun facts and so many tales! I would strongly recommend this to anyone interested in the history of Lucerne
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