If you're lucky enough to spend three days in Lucerne, Switzerland, check out this travel guide for all of the best spots!

The Lion Monument, Lucerne

“The Lion monument in Lucerne, Switzerland.”

Lucerne Switzerland - Lion of Lucerne this is so beautiful. Unfortunately we experienced freezing rain and dropping temperatures otherwise we would have stayed longer to enjoy. So gorgeous though.

The Lion Monument; Lucern, Switzerland. 6/05/2012

Experience the enchanting sights of Lucerne, including the Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument, in this picturesque Swiss city.

Lion monument. Lucerne, Switzerland. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.

Via en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Monument The Lion lies in his lair in the perpendicular face of a low cliff — for he is carved from the living rock of the cliff. His size is colossal, his attitude is noble. His head is bowed, the broken spear is sticking in his shoulder, his protecting paw rests upon the lilies of France. Vines hang down the cliff and wave in the wind, and a clear stream trickles from above and empties into a pond at the base, and in the smooth surface of the pond the lion is…