Brunnen
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Understand
Brunnen belongs to the municipality of Ingenbohl and when looking up addresses, they will generally name Ingenbohl.
Tourist information
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address: Bahnhofstrasse 15
Get in
By train
Brunnen can be reached via routes Lucerne S-Bahn routes S2 and S3 from Zug or Lucerne. An hourly service south to Ticino is available.
Get around
Brunnen is small enough to explore on foot.
Do
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phone: +41 820-5431Run by "Touch And Go", Parkstrasse 4. Flightside Urmiberg, reachable by cable car (cable car closed on Monday). Tandem flight Fr. 170.
- Experience Hell's Hole (Hölloch). The longest cave in Europe (170 km). Can only be explored guided. W-Su (10:00, 13:00, 15:30). Tickets: Adults Fr. 15, Groups (from 10 person) Fr. 13/person, Children up to 15y Fr. 10. It's necessary to have warm clothes and good shoes as the temperature of the cave is at a constant 6°C during both summer or winter.
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Hiking
phone: +41 41-8250040There are several paths, ranging from 1.5 to 6 hours. Consult Brunnen Tourismus, Bahnhofstrasse 15 for more information. -
Kayak-ing
phone: +41 79-3242417 or +41 79-2477472Run by "Adventure Point". Price/day: Adult (2-3 people) Fr. 80, Teenager (up to 17y, 3-4 people) Fr. 70, Families (children up to 14, 4 people or more) Fr. 100. Direction: From station Brunnen, take a bus to bus stop 'Schwyzerhus'. - Winter sport: Ski, snowshoe walking, ice skating
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Victorinox brand store and museum
phone: +41 41 825 60 20address: Bahnhofstrasse 3This museum showcases the history of the Swiss army knife and the Victorinox company. IT also serves as a regional visitor centre and has exhibits on the region of Schwyz. It is possible to assemble your own Swiss army knife, but to do so you have to pay Fr. 30 and register by phone beforehand.
Eat
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phone: +41 41 820 05 05address: Gersauerstrasse 91
Drink
- Easy-Pub Run by an inventive barkeeper called Wisi. Billiard, tabletop soccer, dart. Gersauerstrasse 25, near City Hotel.
Sleep
Campsites
Two campsites are on the western side of the Muota river, near the Urmiberg cable-car.
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phone: +41 41 820 18 73Open from April to September.
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address: Gersauerstrasse. 75Open from April to October.
Budget
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Bed & Breakfast Boehringer
phone: +41 41 820 17 75address: Sportplatzweg 28Rates: Fr. 45/person/night incl. bed linen. -
Bed & Breakfast Girsberger
phone: +41 41 822 00 02address: Viktoriastrasse 8Rates: Fr. 75/room (double), Fr. 50/room (single). For 7 nights, excl. taxes Fr. 390.
Splurge
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phone: +41 41 825 06 06address: Waldstätterquai 6Beautiful and very quiet, located on the Lucerne lake shore only 0.8 km from the railway station Brunnen. Fantastic view over the Alps.
Nearby
RütliThe Rütli meadow has a special place in the Swiss tradition, as it is here were the legendary Rütlischwur oath is said to have taken place. On national day, there are celebrations with speeches hold here.