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The Wenzel Walk
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
This outstanding, cultural circular itinerary has another name - `1000 years in 100 minutes`, but it is not a route to be hurried. The route is named after Wenceslas 11, the Duke of Luxembourg who fortified the city. The walk...
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Attractions near The Wenzel Walk
A selection of attractions close to The Wenzel Walk:
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| Bock Promontory (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Vauban Walk (< 1 Mile) |
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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) |
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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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| Grand Ducal Palace (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Place Clairfontaine (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Place d`Armes (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Capuchin Theatre (< 1 Mile) |
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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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| Place Guillaume (< 1 Mile) |
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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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