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Chemin de la Corniche

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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 the ramparts to the Bock promontory. Built by the Spaniards and the French in the...

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Attractions near Chemin de la Corniche

A selection of attractions close to Chemin de la Corniche:

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Holy Ghost Citadel (< 1 Mile)

Located in the upper town, this panoramic plateau offers superb views of the Petrusse and Alzette valleys as well as the lower town known as...

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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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Petrusse Casements (< 1 Mile)

These military tunnels were formed by hollowing out the rock on which the city of Luxembourg was built. They date back to 1644, the time...

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Place Guillaume (< 1 Mile)

Markets are held in Place Guillaume every Wednesday and Saturday. Here you will find a mass of colourful stalls selling fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish,...

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Notre Dame Cathedrale (< 1 Mile)

Built in the late Gothic style, the cathedral dates from the early 17th Century and was originally a Jesuit church. Many changes have taken place...

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Place de la Constitution (< 1 Mile)

The Place de la Constitution offers a superb view of the Petrusse Valley and the Adolphe Bridge. In the centre of the square is a...

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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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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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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)

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