The Bürgenstock Resort is a Swiss hotel and tourism complex situated above Lake Lucerne in Canton Nidwalden. The resort is located on the Bürgenstock Mountain and comprises a total of 30 buildings, including four hotels and a number of sports facilities. It is the largest integrated hotel resort in Switzerland. The complex is built above a ridge offering north-facing views of the lake 450 metres below. Linking resort and lake is the Bürgenstock railway. Views to the south encompass mountains and scattered settlements on their flanks. The resort is of cultural and historical significance.
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne
Queen Ingrid of Denmark on the Bürgenstock, late 1940s
Audrey Hepburn on the golf course, mid-1950s
The Bürgenstock is a mountain in Switzerland with an elevation of 1,128 m (3,701 ft) above sea level, situated beside Lake Lucerne. Since the late 19th century, the Bürgenstock is the site of a large hotel and conference centre, today known as Bürgenstock Resort, situated some 600 m (2,000 ft) above Lake Lucerne.
The Bürgenstock (centre-right) from Pilatus
The almost vertical north face of the Bürgenstock with Hammetschwand Elevator visible on the top