Weggis (population 4000 people) is located in central Switzerland at an altitude of 430 m above sea level, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Its central location in the heart of Switzerland makes it an ideal starting point for excursions to the Alps, Lucerne, Zurich and Bern. From the famous guests of Weggis, it is worth recalling the Prime Minister of Great Britain Lloyd George, the British Queen Victoria, Mark Twain, Emile Zola, Alexandre Dumas and Sergei Rachmaninov.
- To breathe fresh air during walks along the picturesque slopes of the Rigi Mountains
- Explore the sights of the city , following in the footsteps of Sergei Rachmaninov and Mark Twain
- Take a dip at the first joint beach for men and women in the history of progressive mankind
- Luxuriously dine on the dishes from Versace in the Werris Park Hotel
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How to get to Weggis
By car: Weggis is not far from the A4 motorway, turning into the Küssnacht, from which we are 8 km further to Weggis. In addition, from the railway station of Lucerne, you can reach the Küssnacht, and then take the bus to Weggis. The cost of the whole trip - train and bus and even a boat, if you decide to return to Lucerne by water, will be 7 CHF. You can also go by boat to Lake Lucerne
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Weggis hotels
In Weggis you can find a more or less budget accommodation option, for example, the Alpenblick hotel (prices start from 80 CHF) or Schweizerhof (with prices from 66 CHF). For lovers of comfort and luxury, the Park Hotel Weggis, noted by Michelin stars, is suitable.
The average price segment is represented by Seehotel Gotthard - a hotel on the lake shore with several restaurants; family hotel "Gerbi" in a rustic style or a modern hotel "Alexander" with a sauna, a huge garden and a heated pool.
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| Park Weggis from 17,109 RUR Weggis Hertensteinstrasse 34 | ||
| See & Wellnesshotel Gerbi from 11 944 rubles Weggis Hertensteinstrasse 48 | Campus Hotel Hertenstein from 9 878 rubles Weggis Hertensteinstrasse 156 | Hotel Beau Rivage Weggis - Beau Rivage Collection from 8,716 rubles Weggis Gotthardstrasse 6 |
| Hotel Central Am See - Beau Rivage Collection from 8,394 rubles Weggis Seestrasse 25 | Alpenblick from 5 811 rubles Weggis Luzernerstrasse 31 | Hotel Friedheim from 4 649 rubles Weggis Friedheimweg 31 |
| Seminar-Hotel Rigi am See from 7 877 rubles @Weggis Seestrasse 53/57 |
Cuisine restaurants and restaurants
For luxurious meals choose Werris Park Hotel with its Mediterranean cuisine, the hall decorated by Versace itself, and the dishes of the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.
Stunning dishes prepared from fish only bought in the fish market in the morning, you can try the restaurant Sparks. In the summer tables are taken out to the terrace overlooking the lake
The restaurant of the hotel "Gerbi" focuses on healthy food and organic products, which does not cancel the daily barbecue on the terrace of the garden. If you want real Swiss cuisine - you have a direct road to the Hotel Central restaurant. Here, the fondue cheese, raclets and rusty are amazingly cooked
Weggis' entertainment, excursions and attractions
Weggis has a very mild climate. The mountains close the town from the cold winds, and so magnolias, fig trees, chestnuts, grapes, orchids and even palm trees grow everywhere. A few kilometers along the shore of the lake stretches the green zone.
Wegis is a city with a rich history. The oldest building in Weggis - the Parish Church - dates from the 12th century. Decorated with frescoes, the Capella of All Saints dates back to the 17th century.
The famous guests of Veggis - the great Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninov, who rested in Veggis in his villa, and the American writer Mark Twain, whose statue is set in Weggis under a sprawling oak
Wegis has all the possibilities for outdoor activities: golf course, tennis courts. You can go fishing, do a lot of water sports. For walks, there are good paths and slopes of the Rigi mountain, called the local inhabitants of the "Queen of the Mountains" (1800 m)
Events
The comfortable rest in Veggis is accompanied by an excellent cultural program. Activities take place continuously, in winter and in summer. In July, Weggis celebrates the Rose Festival; Festival "Riviera Latina" is held every last weekend of May; in June the whole city participates in the festival of folk music with the performance of visiting artists and a colorful procession through the streets of the city; the Christmas fair unfolds on the embankment at the end of the second week of December
During the whole summer season (May to September), a music festival is held in Weggis, where concert performers from all over the world take turns. Jazz Unterdorf holds jazz evenings every month Wegis photo (9)