Schwyz, Lucerne, and Basel

After leaving Zurich, my friend Kate and I stayed with my family friends in Schwyz and did a day trip to Lucerne and then flew out of Basel. It was a busy trip but so much fun!

Schwyz

Schwyz was such a cute little town! They had some great traditional buildings and it was so fun to wander around the town. In the summer, it would be an incredible place to hike.

Lucerne

Lucerne was super walkable and more touristy than I had anticipated. It’s a cute little town on a lake with lots of scenic streets. Exploring the center of town, you can find so many cute buildings. There are two famous old covered bridges in town, Kapellbrücke “Chapel Bridge” and Spreuerbrücke. If you visit Lucerne in summer, be sure to check out Museggmauer, the historic city wall towers.

My favorite church in the town was Jesuitenkirche, a beautiful baroque church. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but when you enter you’ll be blown away.

Basel

Basel was a really cute town too. We arrived at the train station which is right near the center of town. We wandered around and went to a bunch of Christmas markets and looked at old buildings. Some of the houses are from as early as the 1400s! I would recommend going to the Pfalz lookout a great view of the city or to walk along the Rhine and see the houses there.

If we’d had more time, I would’ve loved to go to Weil am Rhein just across the border in Germany and see the Vitra Design Museum, or to take a day trip to Ronchamp to see Le Corbusier’s chapel there.

If walls could dream… they’d dream of traveling all around Switzerland!