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Petrusse Casements

Place de la Constitution, Luxembourg - Luxembourg

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 when Luxembourg was under Spanish rule. The French military engineer Vauban enlarged the Petrusse casements...

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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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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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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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Place d`Armes (< 1 Mile)

Located in the heart of the old fortified city, Place d`Armes is one of the favourite places of both locals and visitors. Originally constructed in...

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City Tour `Hop On Hop Off` (< 1 Mile)

This sightseeing double-decker bus gives tourists the option of breaking their journey to visit places of interest, then hopping on again to the next place....

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Petrusse Express (< 1 Mile)

This little sightseeing train, which has operated since 1987, takes visitors through little streets and parkland. It offers panoramic views of the old fortress and...

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Adolphe Bridge (< 1 Mile)

The Adolphe Bridge at one time could claim to have the largest stone arch in the world. It aroused a lot of interest when it...

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Casino Luxembourg (< 1 Mile)

Now a centre for contemporary art,Casino Luxembourg was built in the 1890s and soon became a place where all kinds of socialising took place, as...

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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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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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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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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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Bank Museum (< 1 Mile)

The Bank Museum offers visitors an interesting insight into 150 years of Luxembourg banking history. Located in a former letter room of the bank`s headquarters,...

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Petrusse Valley (< 1 Mile)

This beautiful park, especially lovely in spring when the magnolias are in bloom, lies in the valley of the River Petrusse between the upper town...

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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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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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Edmund Klein Park (< 1 Mile)

Created on the site of a former fortification,the park has a variety of flowerbeds as well as lawns and trees. There are also sculptures of...

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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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