Giant Advent calendar on Mühlenplatz

In Lucerne's old town, a giant Advent calendar stands on Mühlenplatz. Every evening at 18:00 another door opens to reveal a new Christmas picture, so the square fills up a little more each day with people waiting to see what's behind it. Together with a decorated Christmas tree, it turns the little square by the river into a winter fairytale.

The calendar is a piece of Lucerne tradition: it follows the much-loved calendar that once hung at Schild on the Reussbrücke. Its painted motifs were restored by the artists Fratelli Ammon, and it returned to Mühlenplatz thanks to the Privater Kulturclub Luzern, a private club that supports cultural projects in the city.

It's free and outdoors: just be on Mühlenplatz at 18:00. Pair it with a walk along the river and over the Spreuerbrücke, a few steps away.