Plan your Luxembourg City trip

Chemin de la Corniche

A cliff-edge pedestrian walkway along the old fortified ramparts above Grund, nicknamed 'Europe's most beautiful balcony' — and for once the nickname…

Tip Walk it at golden hour, when the low light hits the sandstone cliffs and the Alzette valley below turns amber.

Casemates du Bock

The underground skeleton of the old fortress — galleries, tunnels and gun emplacements carved straight into the sandstone cliff, parts of which date…

Tip Bring a layer even in summer; the tunnels stay cool and a little damp year-round, and the footing is uneven in places.

Grand Ducal Palace

The working residence of the Grand Duke, a 16th-century former city hall dressed up with a Spanish-Renaissance facade that looks almost too ornate…

Tip The palace is only open for guided tours in summer (roughly mid-July to early September); outside that window, admire the facade and the ceremonial guard from the street.

MUDAM (Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean)

I. M. Pei's last major European commission, a glass-and-limestone building on Kirchberg built around and into the remains of Fort Thüngen, housing…

Tip The building's prow-like glass atrium, built directly over the old fort's dry moat, is worth the entry fee on its own even on a quiet art day.

Notre-Dame Cathedral

A late-Gothic cathedral with a Baroque western facade, home to the venerated statue of the Comforter of the Afflicted and the crypt tombs of…

Tip Visit during the Octave pilgrimage in spring if your dates allow — the city's biggest religious festival centres entirely on this church.

Grund

The riverside quarter itself is as much an attraction as anything inside it — converted mills, the Neumünster Abbey cultural centre, and low stone…

Tip Take the free Plateau du Saint-Esprit lift down rather than walking, then wander back up slowly through Clausen.

Adolphe Bridge

A soaring stone arch bridge over the Pétrusse valley, completed in 1903 and once the largest stone arch in the world — still the single most…

Tip Walk down into the Pétrusse park below for the classic shot of the bridge's full double arch, rather than just crossing it.

Rives de Clausen

A former brewery complex converted into the city's main nightlife strip, all exposed brick and riverside terraces, busiest from Thursday through…

Tip Go on a weekend evening — on quieter nights, half the bars are shut and the atmosphere evaporates.

Vianden

A fairy-tale hilltop castle towering over a half-timbered riverside town in the Ardennes, under an hour north by bus — Victor Hugo lived here in…

The Moselle Valley

Luxembourg's own wine country, twenty minutes east by train to towns like Remich and Grevenmacher — terraced Riesling and Pinot vineyards along a…

Mullerthal (Little Switzerland)

A region of sandstone rock formations, mossy gorges and waymarked trails east of the city, centred on the village of Echternach — a half-day hike…

Everything to do in Luxembourg City

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Getting around

Luxembourg became the first country in the world to make all public transport free in 2020 — buses, trains and the modern Luxtram all cost nothing, country-wide, with no ticket to buy or validate. For a visitor this removes almost every logistical headache: tap nothing, swipe nothing, just board.

Flights

Compare fares into Luxembourg City and pick dates that suit the days you planned.

Airport transfers

Book a private or shared ride from the airport so the first evening starts at your door, not at a ticket queue.

Car hire from Luxembourg City

Only worth it for day trips beyond the city — in town, the plan above works on foot and public transport.