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TopThingsToSee Resorts & Excursions • Discover the delightful old centre of the capital, Luxembourg-Ville. See the fortress towers, turrets and winding, cobblestone streets. The fortress was dismantled in 1867 but many of the old fortifications remain well preserved to this day. The Luxembourg City Tourist Office (whose main office is on the Place d’Armes) can provide details and maps for numerous walks taking visitors past the city’s medieval remains and historic sites. Visit the underground tunnels, known as casemates. Hop on the special open-air tourist train called the ‘Petrusse Express’, which offers frequent guided tours through the Petrusse Valley (from which many of the remaining fortifications can easily be viewed). The train departs from underneath one of the arches of the Pont Adolphe viaduct. Most of the city’s historical sites are easily visited on foot and a walk through the Petrusse and Alzette valleys (which are spanned by several bridges) offers excellent views of the ancient fortifications.

• Observe the changing of the guard at the Palais Grand Ducal, the official residence of the Grand Duke. Other attractions in Luxembourg-Ville include the Place Guillaume (also called Knuedler) and its twice-weekly market (Wednesday and Saturday); and, near the Place Guillaume, the 17th century Notre Dame Cathedral. Art lovers will find numerous galleries in the capital. Interesting museums include the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of History and Art and the Museum of the City of Luxembourg (whose architecture interestingly combines the ‘old’ and the ‘new’ and which displays a very detailed and informative account of Luxembourg’s colourful history).

• Alternatively, head for the modern district on the Plâteau du Kirchberg (reached via the Pont Grand Duchesse Charlotte – the most impressive of the many bridges in the capital). Luxembourg’s main cinema complex, Utopolis, is located here, next to the country’s biggest shopping complex. The myriad of new modern office complexes being built on the Plâteau Kirchberg testify to Luxembourg’s reputation as a major international financial centre. The Kirchberg is also home to numerous European institutions.

• Further east, in the town of Echternach, see a colourful religious dancing procession, which takes place annually on Whit Tuesday and attracts pilgrims from all over the world. The town’s Benedectine Abbey (which was founded in the seventh century by St Willibrord and now also houses a museum) and, in particular, the St Willibrord Basilica (with its crypt as a centrepiece) are well worth visiting. Echternach also has a distinctive 15th-century Town Hall overlooking the market square.

• In Vianden, crossed by the River Our, be impressed by a magnificent castle, built between the 11th and 14th centuries and one of Luxembourg’s major tourist attractions. The castle overlooks the town from a 450m- (1476ft-) elevation that can be reached by the country’s only chairlift. Vianden also has a wild boar sanctuary. Another castle can be visited at Bourscheid nearby.

• Further north, in the medieval market town of Clervaux, visit the 12th-century Castle, which now houses the offices of the local Government, the reception of the local tourist office (syndicat d’initiative), a small war museum exhibiting weapons and souvenirs from the 1944-1945 Ardennes offensive (the famous ‘Battle of the Bulge’), and the renowned collection of documentary art photography, the Family of Man, by Edward Steichen.

Luxembourg National Tourist Office in the UK
122 Regent Street, London W1B 5SA, UK
Tel: (020) 7434 2800.
Website: www.luxembourg.co.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1700.

Luxembourg National Tourist Office in the USA
17 Beekman Place , New York, NY 10022, USA
Tel: (212) 935 8888.
Website: www.visitluxembourg.com

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