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• Discover the delightful old centre of the capital, Luxembourg-Ville. See the fortress towers, turrets and winding, cobblestone streets. Visit the underground tunnels, known as casemates, and hop on the special open-air tourist train through the Petrusse Valley.
• See the changing of the guard at the Palais Grand Ducal, the Grand Duke's official residence. Other attractions in Luxembourg-Ville include the Place Guillaume (also called Knuedler) and its twice-weekly market (Wednesday and Saturday); and the 17th-century Notre Dame Cathedral.
• Get cultural in the capital's numerous galleries and museums. Highlights include the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of History and Art and the Museum of the City of Luxembourg.
• Alternatively, head for the modern district on the Plâteau du Kirchberg (reached via the Pont Grand Duchesse Charlotte - the capital's most impressive bridge); it's home to a thriving international finance centre, many European institutions and Luxembourg's biggest cinema complex and shopping mall.
• See Luxembourg's striking sandstone rock formations, particularly in the northeast's Müllerthal.
• Further east, in the town of Echternach, see a colourful religious dancing procession, which takes place annually on Whit Tuesday, attracting pilgrims from the world over. The town's seventh century Benedectine Abbey (now housing a museum) and the St Willibrord Basilica are well worth visiting, as is the distinctive 15th-century Town Hall.
• In Vianden, be impressed by a magnificent castle, built between the 11th and 14th centuries. The castle overlooks the town from a 450m (1,476ft) elevation that can be reached by a chairlift. Vianden also has a wild boar sanctuary, and another castle can be visited at Bourscheid nearby.
• In the medieval market town of Clervaux, visit the 12th-century castle - now home to government offices, the tourist office, a small war museum on the 1944-1945 Ardennes offensive (the famous ‘Battle of the Bulge'), and a renowned collection of documentary art photography, the Family of Man, by Edward Steichen.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• See the changing of the guard at the Palais Grand Ducal, the Grand Duke's official residence. Other attractions in Luxembourg-Ville include the Place Guillaume (also called Knuedler) and its twice-weekly market (Wednesday and Saturday); and the 17th-century Notre Dame Cathedral.
• Get cultural in the capital's numerous galleries and museums. Highlights include the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of History and Art and the Museum of the City of Luxembourg.
• Alternatively, head for the modern district on the Plâteau du Kirchberg (reached via the Pont Grand Duchesse Charlotte - the capital's most impressive bridge); it's home to a thriving international finance centre, many European institutions and Luxembourg's biggest cinema complex and shopping mall.
• See Luxembourg's striking sandstone rock formations, particularly in the northeast's Müllerthal.
• Further east, in the town of Echternach, see a colourful religious dancing procession, which takes place annually on Whit Tuesday, attracting pilgrims from the world over. The town's seventh century Benedectine Abbey (now housing a museum) and the St Willibrord Basilica are well worth visiting, as is the distinctive 15th-century Town Hall.
• In Vianden, be impressed by a magnificent castle, built between the 11th and 14th centuries. The castle overlooks the town from a 450m (1,476ft) elevation that can be reached by a chairlift. Vianden also has a wild boar sanctuary, and another castle can be visited at Bourscheid nearby.
• In the medieval market town of Clervaux, visit the 12th-century castle - now home to government offices, the tourist office, a small war museum on the 1944-1945 Ardennes offensive (the famous ‘Battle of the Bulge'), and a renowned collection of documentary art photography, the Family of Man, by Edward Steichen.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.