Recommendations for Luxembourg City I haven’t seen any recent post re: a day trip to Luxembourg City. I will be in Brussels and was planning to go Sunday 6/2and wondering whether to take a train (and explore by myself) or a bus tour in own or go with a tour bus. The both take 3 hours, but the bus tour usually stops in another town on the return, whereas if I took the train I would have more time exploring Luxembourg City. Does anyone have recommendations? If the bus tour is recommended which one, there may only be one.
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Luxembourg City is worth a visit, but I recommend doing so in connection with visits to nearby Viaden (on the border with Germany), Trier, Germany and take in the American Cemetery where General George Patton is buried.
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Northamptonshire, England
33733 posts
I've done it. It is a long way by train. The train route isn't particularly scenic.
On the other hand, when I driving I make sure to stop in Luxembourg each direction. Partly for the cheap car fuel but mostly for the beautiful things there that I love - most of which are in the countryside. I love the town but I've done it a lot.
If you search restricting yourself to the Travel Forum and limiting it to 6 months you will find several recent discussions about Luxembourg. Too bad that Rick neither does a book for the country (years ago it was in the Belgium/Netherlands book, but not for a long time), nor has a Forum for the country.
In a day including 6 hours on the train you would be hard pressed to get out of Luxembourg City.
Maybe do the casemates and wander around the town. Problem is, a lot will be closed in the town on a Sunday.
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Lynnwood, Washington
8859 posts
I found the American Cemetary quite moving. I also enjoyed walking on the Casements.
A bus will take you to within 1/4 mile of the American Cemetary and then you will need to walk a short way.