Christmas Markets 2017 - Luxembourg
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 2017
22/11/2017 - 25/11/2017
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the Grand Duchy
Luxembourg is the world's only remaining grand duchy ... just meaning that the ruler is royalty with the title of Grand Duke. It's the 7th smallest country in Europe, and 28th smallest overall. It's quite the blend of French, German, and Belgian culture. Luxembourg City is one of 3 official capitals of the European Union.
We decided to check it out as part of our German Christmas markets tour in 2017. The main reason being that I found really cheap flights going there instead of the main German airports, but it's less than an hour bus ride to the border. It also allowed us some time to get over any jet lag and relax a few days before the crazy German markets tour. We were pleasantly surprised, and they have incorporated their own markets (like much of central Europe now).
Highly recommend:
- Bock Casemates (UNESCO World Heritage site)
- Place Guillaume II square
- Christmas markets
Other sites to check out:
- Notre Dame Cathedral
- Grand Ducal Palace (only open for tours a few weeks in the summer)
- Villa Vauban & the Municipal park
Trip Map
Pictures
A panoramic view across the Alzette river and valley.
One of several Luxembourg City christmas markets
A decorated tree in the markets.
The decorated cathedral of Notre Dame (Lux version).
The UNESCO site of the Bock casemates.
A panoramic view across the Alzette river and valley.
Videos
Our ride up a glass elevator:
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Posted by MurkTravels 12:22 Archived in Luxembourg Tagged markets travel christmas festival wine europe luxembourg 2017 Comments (0)
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