The Bürgenstock is a famous mountain in Switzerland (1,115 m above sea level) located in the middle of Lake Lucerne. Bürgenstock is also a famous resort located at 874 m a.s.l. on the same mountain. The lookout point at the summit of the Bürgenstock, the Hemmetschwand, offers an extraordinarily beautiful and famous view, for the mountain is almost entirely surrounded by Lake Lucerne.
The mountain and the resort Bürgenstock are very prominent tourist destinations in Switzerland.
The small resort "Bürgenstock" can be reached by a mountain road as well as with the Bürgenstock Funicular which starts from the boat landing pier at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock on Lake Lucerne. The highest summit of the Bürgenstock can be reached from the resort by means of a cliff-side path followed by the famous Hammetschwand Elevator.
The Bürgenstock resort achieved a reputation during the 20th century as a retreat and holiday place for well-known actors, producers and artists. Audrey Hepburn married Mel Ferrer at the Bürgenstock Chapel in 1954. Sophia Loren, her husband Carlo Ponti and also Audrey Hepburn housed in private villas on the Bürgenstock.
Famous artists who spent their holidays on the Bürgenstock include Charlie Chaplin, Sergej Rachmaninow, Georges Simenon, Shirley MacLaine, and Yul Brynner. A number of politicians, like Konrad Adenauer, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Kofi Annan and Golda Meir, as well as prominent personalities from the business world, came in search of rest and leisure on the Bürgenstock.
The new Bürgenstock resort featuring 30 buildings, including three hotels with around 400 rooms (800 beds), 68 Residence Suites and 12 restaurants and bars is under construction. Of the total investment of CHF 485 million, CHF 320 million has already been expended. It reopens 2017.
There's a trail leading to the summit.
By prominence Bürgenstock is
# 17 out of 1882 in the Swiss Prealps # 3 out of 229 in Luzern # 1 out of 151 in Nidwalden # 89 out of 10817 in Switzerland
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