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Luxembourg : a fortress in a green case
As one can see it throughout the historical model
displayed at the Ratskeller, the Municipal Circle, Luxembourg was during centuries one of
the most powerful fortresses built in a very special context. The old town bas been
settled on the Bock, a natural rock protected by a deep valley where runs a very small
brook called Petrusse. Though it has been brought down from in 1867, the fortified city
has conserved numerous vestiges like the ruins of the Luxembourg Castle and the gigantic
fortifications nowadays turned into parks and promenade with the famous old blockhouse
burrowed directly in the underground rock. A very interesting visit.
In the centre of the fortress, stays the Grand Ducal
Palace in a Renaissance style, the House of Common and the cathedral in which crypt is
buried Joan the Blind, king of Bohemia and Earl of Luxembourg, killed at the Crecy
Anglo-French battle in 1434. In the very centre of the city, the Place d'Armes has been
closed to traffic and pedestrian can enjoy a drink at one of the surrounding terraces
while listening concerts given in the kiosk by the local military band. Two paces away
from there go shopping in the Grand Rue, which was the former Via Romana from Reims to
Aachen.
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All around
the capital, there are numerous rock-castles like Bourglinster, Septfontaines, Useldingen,
Beaufort, Hollenfells… The nature is so rich, flourish and verdant that they all seem
like emerging from a green case. Oesling,
Sür, and Müllerthal. Up to north, the Ardennes country is a contrast with the
"flat" land". High plateaux and hills of forests with rocky and deeply
embanked valleys offer multiple walks and trips. Clervaux and his abbey, Wiltz ancient
city of tanning industries and capital of broom in springtime, with his Museum of Ardennes
battle between von Rundstet German Army and General Patton American Army in winter 1944-45
deserve a visit. Along the river Our, see Vianden and his extraordinary Orange-Nassau
family's feudal manor.
Between Oesling and flat land, the river Sûre is a
verdant valley, nowadays a natural park. Nearby the Müllerthal (mill valley) is also
called the "little Luxemburger Swissland" and Echternach is his main city mostly
known for his dancing procession at Pentecost Tuesday which attract people from around
Europe.
The Moselle and the wineries. Sûre River flows into the
Moselle at Wasserbilig (cheap water). From here to Schengen - which name is known for the
European free circulation treaty signed there - vineyards have invaded all the riverbanks.
The visit can be done by road or by boat on the MS Princess Marie-Astrid.
Stopover at Grevenmacher with his narrow streets and the
Bernard-Massard winery. At Remich, on the road from Luxembourg to Sarrebrücken, at
Remerschen Wiltringen, Schengen which are as many well known places for their excellent
wineries. On the way back to Luxembourg, Mondorf les Bains deserves more than a stop.
Charming city known for his thermal springs et the Parc Hotel du Domaine thermal where
golfers are welcome and at a few minutes from the championship course of Preisch.
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The Grand Duc's Palace
Mosel river at Remich
Beaufort old castel
Wines of Mosel
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