{"id":16480,"date":"2016-03-22T14:40:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T18:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toeuropeandbeyond.com\/?p=16480"},"modified":"2022-01-19T00:13:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T05:13:17","slug":"rigi-lucerne-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toeuropeandbeyond.com\/rigi-lucerne-things-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucerne and Rigi: Switzerland in a nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I remember chatting with a Switzerland Tourism high-ranking officer at a conference last year, asking what made Switzerland such a flawless, riveting destination. I was interviewing him for a client and I fully expected a buzzword-filled, PR-penned reply that was probably part of half-a-dozen press releases. But to my surprise, I got something totally different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland’s not perfect. But it’s pretty damn close.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How’s that for a headline?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as far as I’m concerned, Rigi and Lucerne are the living proof that Switzerland is, indeed, pretty damn close to perfection. Accessible mountains. Pristine turquoise lake. Historic, slightly quirky cities with lavish waterfront hotels. And most importantly, copious quantities of cheese. If what you’re after is the ultimate Helvetic postcard, then Rigi and Lucerne is where you need to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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