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The loveliness of Lucerne

A Swiss town where the only bad thing is the exchange rate

26 July 2014

9:00 AM

26 July 2014

9:00 AM

When Queen Victoria came here for her summer holidays, Lucerne was already a bustling tourist destination. Today it’s just as popular. It’s easy to see why. When you emerge from the busy train station (Lucerne is far too civilised to have an airport), Switzerland’s loveliest lake lies before you, framed by a ring of mountains.

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