Anyone travel to Luxembourg?

I assume you did a forum search? I went there a couple years ago, loved it, and did get a fair amount of help from the forum. Castles, rolling hills, interesting and attractive capital city.

If you are interested in WWII, I highly recommend Bastogne, and its wonderful museum. We enjoyed the smaller cities east towards Luxembourg as well as Bruges and Ghent. If you are interested in the Ghent masterpiece, "Mystic Lamb" at St. Bavo's, get tickets in advance.

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Hope to make it there someday but here's what Wikivoyage has to say about it: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Luxembourg.

I believe the consensus is, Luxembourg not worth any special effort unless you're trying to tick a country off the list.

There are Youtube vlogs about a daytrip.

Funny you should say that, Phred, when I was planning my trip, I did get a lot of positive feedback on the forum about Luxembourg.

We've been a lot of places, many very, very beautiful. Last year when we were driving around New Zealand, my husband commented that it was gorgeous, but still only 2nd on his list of beautiful places. I was surprised and asked him what was 1st and he said Luxembourg.

Just recently, I read an article, maybe on the forum?? The author picked Luxembourg City as having the best Christmas Market. Part of it was that it is less busy.

OP, if you like wine, the pretty Mosel River borders Luxembourg.

Luxembourg is an amazing place. Since there are no "famous" landmarks, it's not overrun with tourists nor highly mentioned in guidebooks. But it will surprise especially Luxembourg City.

Also, all public transportation in the entire country is free.

Luxembourg is a day trip for me, and I drive through it more often than I stop. The WWII museum and the American Cemetery are very good to visit, the old forts in the city are good, and it's an excellent place to shop, but somewhat expensive. Downside is parking in the city is not fun. It's easy to walk the old town, and they do have a Christmas market, but I prefer both the Metz and Trier markets (which are very different despite the fact they are very close).

When are you going to be in Paris? I ask, because one of the best markets, which is not heavily touristed, runs for a week in Sankt Wendel. You'd have to take the train to Saarbrucken and then another from there, but it's better than Luxembourg and quite unique.

Another very good market, and a short train ride from Paris, is Nancy, where I'll be tomorrow.

In Paris, I found the biggest market was La Defense, but the small one across from the Notre Dame was my favorite. The Ferris Wheel in the Tuileries is an excellent way to see out over the city when the weather is clear.

We were just in Luxembourg 2 weeks ago for 3 nights. I'm not sure why people are unimpressed with the country. We loved it and wished we had more time there. Our first day we did a city tour (booked online through the tourist office) to get acclimated and it was great. We also took the local bus over to Remich for a winery tour and tasting (it's a 30 min bus ride to the Mosel River.) We walked around lower town and upper town and took the city bus to the American Cemetery. There were many more things (Battle of the Bulge tour, Viaden Castle, hiking, etc.) we could've done if we had a few more days. I'm not sure you would need 7 nights but you could see most of the country with 5 nights. Getting around the whole country using public transport is easy and free! The train station is right in town if that would be your mode of transport. It's an easy train to/from Paris. We can't wait to go back!

After our Paris trip, we are considering another week in Luxembourg/Belgium.

Be careful writing Luxembourg/Belgium. This can be particularly confusing for true locals.

Luxembourg is one of the 10 provinces of Belgium, and is very popular with tourists because of its numerous hotspots, such as:

• the wartime history in Bastogne and the surrounding area
• the magnificent castle of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade
• various caves such as Hotton and Han
• THE must-visit location for Americans, Durbuy
• the many natural and cultural attractions of Marche-en-Famenne and the surrounding area

And there is also the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, an independent state.

In the early 1830s, the Belgian people openly revolted against the King of the Netherlands to assert their right to autonomy. Simultaneously, the Luxembourgers also revolted and allied with the Belgians. In 1839, the Grand Duchy was divided, with the eastern part remaining separate, and the western part becoming what is now the province of Luxembourg in Belgium.

And perhaps the most confusing thing is that you are posting this question in the forum for Switzerland ;-)

We spent four nights in Luxembourg in September a few years ago, primarily to trace my husband's ancestral roots. His grandfather was born in Diekirch, so that's where we stayed. We had traveled from Belgium by train and made our way around Luxembourg on its wonderful transportation system ... at that time, an all-day train and/or bus pass was 4 euros, but today it's free. Even better!

We quickly learned that the town of Ettelbruck is a transportation hub for this part of Luxembourg, as we spent a good bit of time there while changing trains and buses. Were we to return to Luxembourg, I'd actually stay in Ettelbruck. It's a charming little town, with a lovely market square lined with restaurants and shops (and even good gelato!). On Friday they had a great farmer's market. They also have a museum of General George Patton memorabilia (he is a real hero in Luxembourg).

We took a bus one day to the beautiful, peaceful little town of Niederfeulen, one of my husbands' ancestral towns. We found some relatives gravestones in the cemetery of the small church.

That afternoon, we visited the military museum in Diekirch. A World War II buff could easily spend hours here ... it's a remarkable collection of WWII items left behind in the fields after the Battle of the Bulge. Everything from uniforms to weapons to equipment and vehicles ... a tank outside, a parachute hanging inside, dioramas of life-size solders in real uniforms. Interesting letters and photos posted inside, from veterans of the battle.

Another day we took a bus to Clervaux, where the famous "Family of Man" photo exhibit is on permanent exhibit in a chateau. It's a charming little town, and a lovely trip there. And yet another day, we took a bus to the picturesque little town of Vianden, with its fairy-tale castle you can use a combination of hiking/chair lift to visit.

We never even made it to Luxembourg City, but loved these little towns that we visited. We found the food in Luxembourg to be delicious and the people to be friendly and welcoming.

I would highly recommend a visit here.