The same bell has called pilgrims up this ridge since 1385.
Richard Wagner Museum
An Erard piano still stands where Wagner once composed, the lake close enough to hear.
Richard Wagner moved into the Tribschen manor in April 1866, drawn by Lucerne's quiet after years of political exile. He stayed six years, completing "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" here and working on "Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung". On Christmas morning 1870 he had an orchestra perform the newly written "Siegfried Idyll" on the manor stairs as a birthday surprise for his wife Cosima.
The cube-shaped house dates from the 15th century, rebuilt in 1623, and sits on a small rise on Lake Lucerne's southern shore, a short walk from the old town through the Tribschen district. Wagner's Erard grand piano remains the centrepiece of the collection, alongside manuscripts, letters and personal belongings. A lakeside cafe opens on the forecourt through the summer months.
