Description of the attraction
Mount Pilatus is an indispensable attribute of the "postcard" views of Lucerne (only 10 km from the city) and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the canton of the same name. Actually, Pilatus is not a solitary mountain, but a mountain range, the highest peak of which is called Tomlishorn (height 2821, 5 meters). Unusual "jagged", with sharp edges, the relief of the massif resembles the back of a dragon. The inhabitants of the surrounding villages sincerely believed that the real dragons live in local caves, and the most impressionable even heard the rustle of wings and the smell of sulfur emanating from the monsters.
However, dragons are far from the only legendary creatures that tourists are told about. The locals almost "reliably" know that a mysterious woman lives in the Shibenloch cave, keeping unprecedented treasures. Such torment - to guard wealth, not to possess it - was given to her as a punishment for her greed. And every year on Good Friday at the top of the mountain you can see a tall figure in a "cloak with a bloody lining" of Pontius Pilate, he looks longingly towards the Holy Land and woe to those who disturb the gloomy peace of the former Roman procurator. For those who do not believe in legends, there is a simpler explanation: "pileatus" in Latin means "to wear a hat" - huge fluffy clouds "hugging" a snowy peak.
You can climb Pilatus by train, cable car (open all year round) or on foot (about 4 hours). There are observation platforms and hiking trails on the mountain. There are souvenir kiosks, warm toilets, 10 different restaurants and Bellevue and Pilatus Kulm hotels. In the summer there is a rope park - 10 routes of varying difficulty, and the popular attraction "Powerfun" allows you to enjoy a free fall from a 20-meter height supported by a rope only 6 mm thick! In winter, the Snow & Fun snow park opens with four sledging and snow-scooter trails.
