Sightseeing - Luxembourg

• ON-LINE SIGHTSEEING • MUSEUMS • GUIDED TOURS • EXCURSIONS • CASTLES • OTHER ACTIVITIES

ON-LINE SIGHTSEEING: You can be assured of an open and friendly welcome here from people who are accustomed to mixing freely with their European neighbours and usually speak more than one language. Besides their native tongue Letzebuergisch, German, French and English are common.

Luxembourgers are proud to call their country the green heart of Europe. Of a total size of only 1000 square miles over a third is covered in forest. The remainder contains a great deal that is of historical and cultural interest , most of it within an area that is easily explored on foot , although every visitor with a day to spare should take a trip out into the country itself. Of the historical sites the fortress is probably the most impressive , and by walking through the Alzette and Petrusse valleys it is possible to visit the many kilometres of underground corridors built into the rocks at Bock and Petrusse.

The oldest part of the City centre was built in the renaissance style and nearby is the Palace, the official residence of the Grand Duke, one wing of which also contains The House of Commons. Don't miss the changing of the guard.! About 100 metres from the Palace, Place Guillaume, also called the Knuedler, fronts on to the City Hall and is overlooked by a Statue of William 11, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke. It also hosts a bustling market every Wednesday and Saturday. Notre Dame Cathedral with its three towers is the symbol of the City and dates back to the 17th century.

St Michaels Church is also worth a visit as is the Place de la Constitutions with its statue of the Gelle Fra. Not far away is the Place d'Armes where locals and tourists gather to meet, relax, talk and enjoy a wide variety of restaurants.

EXCURSIONS: MILITARY CEMENTARY at Hamm, 5 km from Luxembourg (direction Sandweiler). 5.100 American soldiers of the famous Army of General Patton jr. are burried and he is with them. A kilometer further on, a German military cemetary contains about 11.000 graves.

MONDORF LES BAINS, Thermal and tourist resort, thermal installations. Mondorf park (36 ha), CASINO 2000. MOSELLE VALLEY from Schengen (German/French border) about 40 km to the north up to Wasserbillig. Follow the "Route du Vin". Possibility to taste the famous Luxembourg Moselle wines [Check our WINE page] in the major "Caves Coop-eratives". White wines: Elbling, Rivaner, Riesling, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris and the Traminer. ECHTERNACH, at the valley of the river Sûre, famous for its Dancing processing. (The Tuesday following Whit Sunday). Worth to see: City Hall standing on the picturesque market place¨, the Abbey, dating back to 1727. The Basilic of St. Willibrord.

"LITTLE LUXEMBOURGISH SWITZERLAND": Berdorf, in the heart of the Little Luxembourgish Switzerland, overlooking the valley of the Sûre and the Mullerthal. MULLERTHAL is famous for its river cascades. BEAUFORT, well known for its Cassis. VIANDEN, one of the most famous beauty spots in the Grand Duthy. Really worth visiting is the caste, main structure dating back to the 11-13th century. CLERVAUX, in the midst of the Ardennes. Benedictine Abbey build in 1910 in Romanesque-Burgundian style, also take a look at the feudal caste. ESCH SUR SURE sitting inside the loop taken by the river Sûre.Overlooking the village are the ruins of a castle (10th century). Take the road from Esch sur Sûre to INSENBORN. The road runs along the lake of Haute Sûre, wonderful panoramic view points. Also worth a visit: Diekirch and Wiltz.

[ A-Adult, G-Groups, C-Children, GC-Children in groups ]

GUIDED TOURS:

1.City promenade: In the company of an experienced guide, you will enjoy walking around the city for two hours and discover a host of specific attractions. Place d'Armes, Place de la Constitutions, the Government District, the Plateau du St-Esprit, the Corniche, the Monument of the Millenium, the Old Town, the Palace of the Grand Dukes (the outside), the Place Guillaume.

• When? Daily from Easter Saturday to 31st. October at 2.30 p.m.
• Where? Luxembourg City Tourist Office (Place d'Armes).
• Price? 200.- LUF. per person 100.- LUF. for children.
• Tickets? Luxembourg City Tourist Office (Place d'Armes).

2.WENZEL-100 years in 100 minutes: The "Wenzel" itinerary, a guided tour through the upper and lower towns: the Bock" promontory, the Old Town, the Wenceslas ring wall, the valley with its unique fortifications. The Council of Europe has rated this promenade an *exemplary itinerary*.

• When? Every Saturday from 27th. May to 31st. October at 3 p.m.
• Where? Luxembourg City Tourist Office (Place d'Armes).
• Price? 240.- LUF. per person 120.- LUF. for children
• Tickets? Luxembourg City Tourist Office (Place d'Armes) and "Bock-casemates.

MUSEUMS:

Free entrance: The National museum: Is located in the old part of Luxembourg city. The museum is not only a museum for natural history and history but is also a museum of art. Luxembourgish artists such as Kutter, Klopp, Weis, Wercollier are represented.

You will also find works of foreign artist such as Alechinsky, Bazaine, Beaudin, Bissière, Borès, Estève, Etienne-Martin, Lanskoy, Laurens, Lobo, Lurcat, Maillol, Manessier, Pignon, Pliakoff, Viera de Silva and Villon. The National museum is opened Mon-Fri from 10am-Noon and from 01pm-05pm. Sat from 02pm-06pm. and Sun 10am-Noon and 02pm-06pm.

In the city park (Arlonerstraße) you will find the J.P. Pescatore-Museum. Here you find Dutch and French paintings from the 17th, 18th and 19th century.
Local museums can be found in Diekirch, Dudelange, Vianden, Wiltz, Bech-Kleinmacher (Possenhaus), Binsfeld, Clervaux, Ettelbrück, Larochette, Echternach, Niederfeulen, Nospelt, Rumelange, Ehnen and Schwebsingen. In Vianden you will find a Victor-Hugo Museum. If you are interested in learning more about the Luxembourgish resistance during the second world war, visit the museum in Esch-sur-Alzette.

[ A-Adult, G-Groups, C-Children, GC-Children in groups ]

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