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Cathedral Notre Dame Luxembourg
38 Reviews Jesuits built a church here in the 17th century, and two hundred years later it was promoted to the status of Cathedral. Its Gothic architecture and immense size makes it one of the most imposing...
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Historic City Center Luxembourg
56 Reviews The Rham Plateau is a high ground on the right bank of the river Alzette. It offers brilliant views of the Alzette valley and the Walls of Corniche. At the northern end of the Rham Plateau the Tower...
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Grand Ducal Palace Luxembourg
26 Reviews The Grand Ducal Palace was built in the 16th century in a Moorish-style architecture. Nowadays, this major sight of Luxembourg City attracts all the tourists and may be a reminder of fairy tale...
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Walking around Luxembourg
56 Reviews From the beginning the Neumünster Abbey was a hospital known as St John's Hospital but in 1547 Benedictine monks settled there and put up several new buildings. They stayed there until 1796 when they...
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Bridges Luxembourg
17 Reviews A wonder of its time, the Aldophe Bridge had the greatest stone arch span in the world when it was built in 1903. Connecting the old town in Haute Ville with the train station in Gare, it has become a...
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Monuments Luxembourg
15 Reviews This duchess reigned from 1919 to 1964 and was one of the best loved and admired leaders of the country. She stands, surrounded by government buildings and the Our Lady cathedral. The memorial has...
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Gellen Fra (Golden Lady) Luxembourg
11 Reviews The towering Gëlle Fra Memorial should draw you towards Place de la Constitution and a great place to start your tour of the city. The views from here across the Ville Basse and the Adolphe Bridge are...
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Museums Luxembourg
12 Reviews If you go to the casino expecting to be able to blow a fortune, then you'll be disappointed. The casino is now home to the forum of contemporary art, and has a dozen rooms, which either form a single...
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Having Fun, Passing Time Luxembourg
7 Reviews Actually, maybe I am guilty for all these changes because everytime when I take my umbrella there is beautiful sunny day and when I leave it at home there is rain... But if you will have a good day...
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Churches Luxembourg
8 Reviews The history of the Roman-Catholic Saint Michael's Church (Église Saint-Michel) dates back to 987 when a castle chapel was located on the same site. The current structure is from 1688. Due to its...
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Knuedler Luxembourg
8 Reviews The history of the Place Guillaume II dates back to the mid 13th century when it was the site of the church and the monastery of the Franciscan order. Place Guillaume II is also known as "Knuedler"...
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Special Events Luxembourg
4 Reviews Luxembourg's wine-growing community gathers at the start of December to announce the latest vintage of wine and crémant. Crémant is sparkling white wine similar to French champagne, with there being a...
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Theatre des Capucins Luxembourg
1 Review Theatre des Capucins Tourist Office of the City of Luxembourg organises quality of musical concerts in Theatre des Capucins. These are mostly competitions and lots of competitive participate in...
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Bourscheid Castle was my favourite place in Luxembourg. This picturesque partly restored castle was built in 1350 got Bertrand de Bourscheid. Taking over 30 year to build plus add on's in the following century. Freya had a great time stumbling around the ruins and we had the place to ourselves. Entrance is only 3 euros and it seems to be open daily
Larochette is a pleasant little tourist town with a partially restored ruined castle overlooking the town on the banks of the River White Ernz. The nearest building called Crehange House on the cliff has been totally restored to how it would originally have been in the 11th century. A fire in the 1500s destroyed the castle.You can have guided tours of the castle or just wonder about alone. In the summer they have middle age reinactments & camps.
Nearly one third of Luxembourg is covered in forest, much of this in the highland area of the Ardennes in the north of the country. This a very beautiful area quite hilly and unspoilt, with plenty of ruins & castles to explore. There is also the popular Upper Sure National Park with a huge dammed lake which is classified as an area of outstanding beauty. Many riverside walks & overland hikes to enjoy plus water sports on the lake.
Esch-sur-Sure is a pretty little moated village, almost totally surrounded by the hairpin bend of the River Sure. Set within a 100 meter valley surrounded by wooded hills. On top of the village is a ruined medieval castle with origins dating back to the 10th century built to protect the village against invading Hungarians. Wandering around the ruins & the narrow cobbled streets is a wondeful way to spend a few hours. Esch-sur-Sure is one of Luxembourg's most popular tourist attractions and gets packed in the summer.
The beautiful castle of Vianden, towering high above the village of Vianden. Its view dominating the area; it is impossible to go here without noticing this castle. I have been twice to this castle, the first time was many years ago, but my second visit was very recent : August 2001. This second visit confirmed my opinion of this castle; they have gone to far with the restorations. The feel of being in a castle is disappearing, it is too slick; too many modern displays. But I still enjoyed my visit here thouroughly, although I don't think I will go here another time. I wasn't here alone, but I had very good company with me. And it was such a beautiful summer day. It was nice, stroling for hours through the castle and sitting on the thick castle walls, enjoying the sunshine. You can find more information about this castle on :http://www.castle-vianden.lu/
History of the castle :Vianden Castle was constructed between the 11th and 14th centuries on the foundations of a Roman 'castellum' and a Carolingian refuge. It is one of the largest and most beautiful feudal residences of the romanesque and gothic periods in Europe. Until the beginning of the 15th century it was the seat of the influential counts of Vianden.In 1820, under the reign of King William I of Holland, the castle was sold piece by piece, and as a result, it fell into a state of ruin. It was a pile of rubble until the family of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg transferred it to State ownership in 1977. Since restored to its former glory.
This is the last picture I want to show of the interior of Vianden Castle. It is a huge carpet hanging in one of the rooms.Opening hours of Vianden Castle :from 02.01 - 28.02 : from 10.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m.from 01.03 - 31.03 : from 10.00 a.m. to 17.00 p.m.from 01.04 - 30.09 : from 10.00 a.m. to 18.00 p.m.from 01.10 - 31.10 : from 10.00 a.m. to 17.00 p.m.from 01.11 - 31.12 : from 10.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m.the castle is closed on: on 01.01 / on 02.11 / on 25.12
The photo is of the Chapel at Vianden Castle. The main construction parts of the castle which are preserved today, in particular the chapel and the small and large palaces, originate from the end of the 12th and the first half of the 13th century.
An interesting mix of old and new, the cathedral in the heart of Luxembourg feels like a genuine place of worship. Part of it is obviously very old, 400 years or more, and part, including the apse, clearly 20th century, yet the two marry together so well. Well worth a visit.
The oldest holy building in the city. The first chapel was built here in 987. Todays building dates from 1688 and was restored in the sixries and the eighties of the twentieth century. It combines elements of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture. .
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