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Central Switzerland File16-central-swiss-loc-swi7.dwg Book Initial Mapping Date Road Switzerland 7 Peter 21/11/11 Scale All key roads labelled?Hierarchy Hydro ChapterCentral Switzerland Editor Cxns Date Title Spot colours removed?Hierarchy Symbols Author MC Cxns Date Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Sally O'Brien Book Off map Inset/enlargement correct?dest'ns BorderCountry LocatorKey A1None Author Cxns Date Notes Basefile08-geneva-loc-swi6.dwgFinal Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References09-geneva-loc-swi7.dwg Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd CentralPOP 718,400 / AREA 4484 SQ KM / LANGUAGESwitzerland GERMAN Includes ¨ Why Go? Lucerne . 192 To the Swiss, Central Switzerland – green, mountainous Lake Lucerne . 198 and soothingly beautiful – is the very essence of ‘Swissness’. Lake Uri . 202 It was here that the pact that kick-started a nation was signed in 1291; here that hero William Tell gave a rebel yell Brunnen . 203 against Habsburg rule. Geographically, politically, spiritual- Schwyz . 204 ly, this is the heartland. Nowhere does the flag fly higher. Einsiedeln . 205 You can see why locals swell with pride at Lake Lucerne: Engelberg . 206 enigmatic in the cold mist of morning, molten gold in the Zug . 209 dusky half-light. The dreamy city of Lucerne is small enough for old- Andermatt . 211 world charm yet big enough to harbour designer hotels and a world-class gallery full of Picassos. From here, cruise to resorts like Weggis and Brunnen, or hike Mt Pilatus and Mt Rigi. Northeast of Lucerne, Zug has Kirschtorte Best Places to Eat (cherry cake) as rich as its residents and medieval herit- age. Come snow-time, head to the Alps for Andermatt’s ¨ Wirtshaus Galliker (p197) austere mountain-scapes or Engelberg for powdery off-piste ¨ Das Insel-Restaurant perfection. Schwanau (p205) ¨ Grottino 1313 (p197) ¨ Gasthaus Rathauskeller When to Go (p211) ¨ Any time is a good time to visit Lucerne, although it does ¨ Hess (p208) get packed in the summer months and during the Lucerne Festival. ¨ In summer, Zug and Lake Uri are at their best and Best Places to swimming in the lakes is heavenly. Stay ¨ Late spring, summer and early autumn are wonderful for walking and hiking in places such as Andermatt and ¨ The Hotel (p196) Engelberg. ¨ Ski Lodge Engelberg (p208) ¨ Winter is the obvious time for taking advantage of skiing ¨ The Bed & Breakfast and snowboarding opportunities. (p196) ¨ River House Boutique Hotel (p212) ¨ SYHA Hostel Rotschuo (p201) 191 8 Getting There & Around consider purchasing the regional Tell-Pass (www tell-pass. .ch; adult per 2/3/4/5/10 days The nearest major airport is Zürich, and road and Sfr170/200/220/230/280, child up to 10 days rail connections are excellent in all directions . An Sfr30), which is valid from April through Oct ober . interesting way to leave the region is aboard the Sold at the Lucerne tourist office and all boat (www . swisstravel system . Wilhelm Tell Express stations, the Tell-Pass provides unlimited travel com/en/wilhelm-tell-express .html) . region-wide on trains, boats, buses, cable cars If you don’t have a Swiss or Eurail Pass and mountain railways for two to 10 days . (both of which are valid on lake journeys), R Zürich A1 euss Hallwiler (7km) AARGAU See ZÜRICH Muri Stäfa ST GALLEN Wädenswil Lake Zürich (Zürichsee) A2 Baldegger A3 See Zug Biberbrugg ZUG SWITZERLAND CENTRAL Sempacher A14 Lake Zug Sihlsee See (Zugersee) Einsiedeln Ägerisee Wägitaler Mt Rigi See (1800m) Arth Kl Mythen Lucerne (1811m) SCHWYZ Weggis A4 Goldau Gr Mythen LUCERNE Mt Lake Lucerne (1898m) Klöntaler Entlebuch Pilatus Schwyz See (2132m) Brunnen Langnau Stans A2 Lake Uri N4 Stanserhorn Flüelen Sarner (1898m) Altdorf GLARUS Wiggen See NIDWALDEN Attinghausen G HI R Klausen eu Pass E s G OBWALDEN TTIN OBWALDEN Surenen- s URI H Engelberg pass L UNTERWALDEN I G Mt Titlis (3239m) G HT Jochpass T H Meiringen S Lake Brienz Susten E (Brienzersee) Pass R E Oberalp ARO & Göschenen Pass Interlaken GRAUBÜNDEN N6 St Gotthard BERN Tunnel Andermatt Furka N19 Gemsstock U Grimsel Pass (2963m) ND Pass Tunnel TICINO 0 10 km St Gotthard 05 miles Pass A2 Central Switzerland Highlights 1 Revel in the atmosphere 4 Cruise Lake Lucerne Path (p202) around of Lucerne (p192), (p198) and witness the fjord-like Lake Uri . Switzerland’s prettiest city . play of light and shadow, 7 Hike to the source of the 2 Catch some rays as you mist and magic . Rhine in summer or cruise ride the stupendous open- 5 Traverse the vertiginous snowy backcountry in winter topped CabriO cable car to Cliff Walk atopMt Titlis in Andermatt (p211) . Stanserhorn (p200) . (p209) and marvel at the 8 Sharpen your knife- 3 Get a sense of history valleys and glaciers below . assembly skills at the Swiss at the superb museums in 6 Feel the spirit of William Knife Valley Museum Schwyz (p204) . Tell by walking the Swiss (p203) in Brunnen ..
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