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Lucerne
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

A few minutes downstream from the Chapel Bridge, the quieter Spreuerbrücke dates from 1408. Look up inside its dim, covered passage to find seventeenth-century panels showing the Dance of Death.

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Where you might stay

  • BudgetHotel des Alpescentral riverfront position and good breakfast
  • Mid-rangeHotel Central Luzernsingle rooms, breakfast and elevator
  • A treatRenaissance Lucerne Hotelstep-free access near the station

Two places to eat alone

  • Café TacubaCounter seating and small tables.
  • La BestiaCasual enough for a solo evening pizza plate.

SAMPLE

At a Glance

City Character: A medieval river town on a lake, with the mountains in view from the station steps.

Best For: Women traveling on their own who want museums, walking, and lake and mountain days at an easy pace.

Time Needed: Three days for the city; four or five if you add a mountain day and a day at Tribschen.

Pace: The quiet hours are before ten in the morning and after the day boats leave. Plan the bridges, the lakefront and the Old Town for those hours.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Eating Alone: Where It Is Easiest

Café Tacuba has a counter and small tables. At Stadtkeller the show carries the whole evening, with communal seating. The Old Swiss House’s schnitzel trolley is pleasant to watch from a table for one, and reservations can be made online. Olivo, described above, is the lakefront choice. Wirtshaus Taube is plain and local. The wine bar above Brasserie Bodu suits a solo plate, and Phanat Thai’s dine-in and takeaway make an easy solo lunch in the Old Town. At Restaurant Fritschi, Thai Garden and Restaurant GoldenIndia, ask for a small table when you reserve online; Thai Lanna is small, so check ahead. La Bestia, Restaurant Bündnerland and Fondue House du Pont, below, are all comfortable for solo diners.

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Inside this book

  • Lucerne Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Lucerne
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
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  • Lucerne Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Lucerne
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
  • Days in Lucerne
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Retail Therapy
  • Beyond the City: Day Trips
  • Conversation Notes
  • Practical Matters

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Lucerne Alone

A few minutes downstream from the Chapel Bridge, the quieter Spreuerbrücke dates from 1408. Look up inside its dim, covered passage to find seventeenth-century panels showing the Dance of Death.

$6.99 ebook

Buy the ebook, $6.99

Ebook · Updated Q4 2026

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THE GUIDE + YOUR OWN PLANS

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