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Küssnacht am Rigi
! D3 @ g n Unterdorf 15;
www.hohlgassland.ch
The small town of Küssnacht
am Rigi lies at the foot of the
Rigi. This massif rises to the
EXPERIENCE Central Switzerland and Ticino The town is a good base for
east of the Küssnachtersee,
which extends as the northern
arm of Lake Lucerne.
hiking and other activities in
the mountains and for explor-
ing Lake Lucerne.
Buildings of interest in
Küssnacht’s historic district
include the Baroque town hall
and the Kirche St Peter und St
Paul. Another is the Engel
Hotel, a half-timbered building
been an inn for over 400 years.
A fountain standing
in Zug’s picturesque
medieval Old Town that dates from 1552 and has
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Rigi and Vitznau
EXPERIENCE MORE ! D3 £ @
n Bahnhofstrasse 7,
Vitznau; www.rigi.ch
7 Zug, with small permanent The Rigi massif, with views
collections of local history,
of 13 lakes and hundreds of
Zug as well as special exhibitions. peaks, is one of Switzerland’s
Nearby is a 16th-century most popular holiday destin-
! E3 £ @ g granary now converted into ations. Instead of glaciers and
n Bahnhofstrasse;
www. zug-tourismus.ch the Kunsthaus, a gallery with crevasses, there are lavish
an important collection of resort hotels and hiking paths
Zug is set on the northeastern Viennese modern art. The through woods and open
shore of the Zugersee, in Museum für Urgeschichte(n) pastures with more than 1,000
the wooded foothills of the concentrates both on species of flora. The highest of
Zugerberg. It is the capital prehistory and antiquity.
of its namesake, Zug, the Cruises on the Zugersee
smallest but also the rich- depart from the harbour jetty. INSIDER TIP
est of all the Swiss cantons. Trotti Bike
Having the lowest taxation in Museum Burg Zug Ride down prepared
Switzerland, Zug has become " ⌂ Kirchenstrasse 11 forest trails on these
the headquarters of many # 2–5pm Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm stand-up scooter-like
multinational companies. Sun ∑ burgzug.ch bikes with fat tyres and
Substantial parts of the no seat. They are
walls, set with towers, still Kunsthaus suitable for anyone
encircle Zug’s medieval Old " ⌂ Dorfstrasse 27 aged ten and up and can
Town. The main hub of the # Noon–6pm Tue–Fri, be rented in Engelberg
Old Town is Kolinplatz, which 10am–5pm Sat & Sun (www.titlis.ch).
features a fountain with a ∑ kunsthauszug.ch
statue of Wolfgang Kolin, a
standard-bearer of the Swiss Museum für
army. Nearby stands the Urgeschichte(n)
Gothic Rathaus, built in 1509. " ⌂ Hofstrasse 15 The thrilling Titlis Cliff
The former bailiff’s castle # 2–5pm Tue–Sun Walk, Europe’s highest
houses the Museum Burg ∑ urgeschichte-zug.ch suspension bridge
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