Lucerne is a city in central Switzerland in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name. Lucerne, Switzerland Travel Guide According to Tripadvisor Lucerne was voted the fifth most popular tourism destination in the world in 2010. Not bad for a city of only 75,000 people. My video is mainly of Old Town, which includes the Chapel Bridge, Reuss River, Rathausquai, Mill Bridge and Lake Lucerne. At the end of the video I journey over to the Lion Monument.