Victor Hugo, French novelist and poet, lived in Vianden in 1871 during his exile. He was the author of Notre Dame de Paris (translated into English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and Les Miserables. The house where he stayed near the river is open to the public. Furniture, models, old editions of books, documents and letters are on display. Nearby, on the bridge, is a bust of Victor Hugo by Rodin.
