Summertime ...and the living is easy. The living definitely does get easy in summer, when life in Lucerne moves outdoors. A grand summer day is of course ideal for visiting a mountain peak or exploring the lake region, but Lucerne itself has plenty of urban summer easy living options to offer. Bars and restaurants make the most of it with outside seating and a few bars are proper summer animals, coming out only when it's warm. Otherwise, the lake is everyone's favourite place to be and it's so pristine you can swim in it, which everyone does.