Luxembourg Trips - Tourist Information Hotels and Holiday Reservations
Discover in details Luxembourg’s five tourist regions, each one with its distinctive countryside. Be admired by the millennial Capital of Luxembourg, by the hills and beautiful sights of the Ardennes, by the impressive mythical rocks of the Mullerthal, by the land of the wine in the Moselle Valley and by the architectural heritage of this country.
The capital of the Good Land as well as center of the European Community is Luxembourg City - a banking centre and cosmopolitan town encircled by beautiful historical fortifications, listed by UNESCO. The Luxembourg City surroundings are covered of greenery with many orchards, tiny villages having their own character nowadays. The perfect restoration of Useldange village was honoured by the Europa-Nostra Price. Quiet winding roads will take one through the Valley of the Seven Castles, and among magnificent nature landscapes from Koerich and its baroque church to Mersch.
High, forested plateaus providing with unique sights, majestic rocks, wooded hills, mystic hidden valleys in all colors, all offering impressive views for the visitors of the Luxembourg Ardennes (Ösling). Once in the Ardennes area, beyond Diekirch and Ettelbruck, one will discover a number of ancient castles and fortifications showing the rich past of this land. In Vianden one can visit maybe the most impressive medieval castle west of the Rhine! Troisvierges and Hachiville offer their visitors noteworthy high altars, erected by the Flemish masters. Another remarkable castle is this of Clervaux, which has been chosen by the popular American photographer Edward Steichen for his display The Family of Man. Further the country’s Ardennes are home and of many Natural Parks, the Our valley and the Upper-Sûre lake. At other hand Wiltz and Diekirch are popular brewery towns. The Luxembourg Ardennes attract a number of mountain bikers, there are fifteen well-signed routes with length of three hundred km going through dense forests, deep valleys and passing majestic ancient castles.
Useful Information About Luxembourg:
Capital: Luxembourg City
Area of Luxembourg: 2586km2
Luxembourg Population: 455000
Language: Luxembourgish, French, German
Currency: Euro (EUR)
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Luxembourg Tourist Attractions and Places of Interest:
Notre-Dame Cathedral (Luxembourg City), National Museum of Military History (Museum of the Battle of the Bulge; Diekirch), Skiing the Ardennes, Touring the Ardennes, Driving the Wine Trail, Grand Ducal Palace, The Moselle Valley, The Casemates, Adolphe Bridge, Neumunster Abbey, Valley of the Seven Castles, Useldange, Koerich, Mersch, Bouillon Castle in Ardennes.
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