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Bock Casements

Montee de Clausen, Luxembourg - Luxembourg

The casements are a honeycomb of tunnels and galleries first carved out in 1644 by the Spaniards and extended in the 18th Century by the Austrians. The total length of the tunnels, which are on different levels, was 23 kilometres,...

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Bock Casements (< 1 Mile)

The casements are a honeycomb of tunnels and galleries first carved out in 1644 by the Spaniards and extended in the 18th Century by the...

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Bock Promontory (< 1 Mile)

The creation of the city of Luxembourg began in 963 when Count Siegfried of Ardenne acquired this precipitous rocky spur from the abbey of Trier...

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The Wenzel Walk (< 1 Mile)

This outstanding, cultural circular itinerary has another name - `1000 years in 100 minutes`, but it is not a route to be hurried. The route...

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Vauban Walk (< 1 Mile)

The French fortress builder Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban seized the fortress of Luxembourg from the Spaniards in 1684. With the help of 3,000 workers,...

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Rham Plateau (< 1 Mile)

The high ground above the River Alzette and the Grund district is known as the Rham Plateau. After taking the city of Luxembourg from the...

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St John`s Church (< 1 Mile)

A church was built on this site in 1606, at about the same time as Neumunster Abbey. It was the place of worship for the...

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St Michael`s Church (< 1 Mile)

The Counts of Luxembourg built a castle chapel in the 10th Century on the site of the present church. Rebuilt several times, it was enlarged...

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Museum of History and Art (< 1 Mile)

This museum is located on the Fish Market in the heart of the oldest part of the city. Extended and refurbished in the early 21st...

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The Fish Market (< 1 Mile)

Located at the former crossroads of two Roman roads, the Fish Market is the centre of the old town of Luxembourg. This is where the...

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Cultural Meeting Place (< 1 Mile)

This cultural centre was formerly a Benedictine Abbey that replaced an earlier abbey destroyed during a war in the mid 16th Century. After the French...

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Natural History Museum (< 1 Mile)

Situated in the Grund district, the National Museum of Natural History is a modern museum with lots of activities that appeal to children. Natural history...

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Grand Ducal Palace (< 1 Mile)

Originally built as the town hall in the 1570s when the Spaniards ruled Luxembourg, the building`s facade reflects the Spanish-Moorish style. Since then many changes...

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Fort Thungen (< 1 Mile)

Built in 1732 as an additional defence, the fort was named after Baron Thungen, the Austrian commander. A moat surrounded the fort which could only...

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Luxembourg City History Museum (< 1 Mile)

This multi-level museum is housed in a group of former dwellings that have been restored in an old part of the city. The museum traces...

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Chemin de la Corniche (< 1 Mile)

The Corniche has been described by a Luxembourg writer as`the most beauiful balcony in Europe`. This scenic promenade leads from the St Esprit plateau along...

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Museum Of Modern Art (< 1 Mile)

Opened in July 2006, this modern venue of contemporary art has been built on the historic site of Fort Thungen on the Kirchberg Plateau. Conceived...

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National Library (< 1 Mile)

The National Library is located in a former Jesuit College, founded in 1603. It was for many years a high school. Since 1970, the building...

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Place Clairfontaine (< 1 Mile)

This fine square, near the Notre-Dame Cathedrale, was redesigned in the 1980s during a district restoration project. A refuge belonging to the Abbey of Clairfontaine,...

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Capuchin Theatre (< 1 Mile)

Originally the building was a Capuchin monastery and it functioned as such from 1623 to 1795. French Revolution troops then took possession and used it...

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