Rigi Kulm Hotel

Rigi Kulm Hotel
The hotel in 2017, looking northwest
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General information
LocationMount Rigi, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
AddressKulmweg 7
Coordinates47°03′21″N 8°29′02″E / 47.05588°N 8.48399°E / 47.05588; 8.48399
Opening6 August 1816 (208 years ago) (1816-08-06)
Technical details
Floor count5
Other information
ParkingNo
Website
rigikulm.ch

The Rigi Kulm Hotel is located immediately below the 1,798 metres (5,899 ft) summit of Mount Rigi in the Alps in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, about ten miles south of Zurich and eight miles east of Lucerne. Opened in 1816, it can only be reached on foot or via the Vitznau–Rigi or Arth–Rigi railways.[1][2] It is said that 125 named peaks and thirteen lakes are visible from the hotel.[3]

  1. ^ "Rigi Kulm-Hotel". www.rigi.ch. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  2. ^ Yuan, Jada (2018-09-18). "The 52 Places Traveler: In Lucerne, Kindness Trumps the (Stunning) Views". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
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