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Luxembourg is one of Europe's smallest countries and one of its most surprising: a fortress city on a cliff, castles in the Ardennes forests and wine villages along the Moselle.
Luxembourg City grew on a rock above two river valleys and became one of the strongest fortresses in Europe – walk through the Bock casemates, tunnels cut into the cliff, and look down on the old quarters below. The National Museum of Archaeology, History and Art and the city history museum tell the story; MUDAM, designed by I. M. Pei, shows contemporary art on the old fort walls. North, in the Ardennes, Vianden's castle rises over the river and Clervaux keeps Edward Steichen's famous photography exhibition The Family of Man. In the south, the steel towns show the blast furnaces that made the country rich, and on the Moselle, the village of Schengen gave its name to Europe without borders. Public transport is free everywhere, so museums are a bus ride apart. This museumtickets.com guide follows Luxembourg canton by canton.
From a castle on a rock to the heart of Europe.
Count Siegfried trades land for a rocky outcrop above the Alzette and builds a castle – the start of Luxembourg.
Da vedere a: Luxembourg City History MuseumThe House of Luxembourg gives the Holy Roman Empire four emperors, among them Charles IV, who rules from Prague.
Da vedere a: National Museum of Archaeology, History and ArtSpanish, French, Austrian and Prussian armies build ring after ring of walls and 23 kilometres of tunnels.
Da vedere a: Musée Dräi Eechelen →The great powers agree that the fortress will be pulled down and Luxembourg will stay neutral.
Da vedere a: Bock CasematesRed iron ore in the south feeds blast furnaces, and workers come from Italy and Portugal; steel makes Luxembourg rich.
Da vedere a: National Mining MuseumIn the snowy Ardennes, the last great German offensive is stopped; towns like Wiltz, Clervaux and Diekirch are badly damaged.
Da vedere a: National Museum of Military HistoryOn a boat on the Moselle near Schengen, five countries sign the agreement that will remove border controls across much of Europe.
Da vedere a: European Museum SchengenA countess, a grand duchess in exile and the first woman in parliament.
Ruled Luxembourg for decades and gave towns their charters of freedom, laying the base of the later state.
In 1919 she became the first woman elected to Luxembourg's parliament, the same year women won the vote.
Ruled for 45 years; during the Second World War she spoke to her people from exile on the BBC and became the symbol of resistance.
Da vedere a: Luxembourg City History MuseumPainter who survived the Ravensbrück camp and returned to paint flowers and light – a voice for remembering.
Da vedere a: National Museum of Archaeology, History and ArtNames that come back in Luxembourg's museums.
Born in Luxembourg, photographer and curator of The Family of Man – 503 photographs of people from 68 countries, now kept in Clervaux Castle.
Da vedere a: Clervaux CastleExpressionist faces and clowns in strong colour, the start of modern art in Luxembourg.
Da vedere a: National Museum of Archaeology, History and ArtContemporary artist of sound and silence; she won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for Luxembourg.
Da vedere a: MUDAMPainting, pop culture and computer games mixed in huge, joyful installations.
Da vedere a: MUDAMCountry cooking from the Ardennes and wine from the Moselle.
Smoked pork collar with broad beans and potatoes – the national dish.
Crisp potato fritters with onion and parsley, sold at markets and fairs.
Thick green-bean soup with potatoes and bacon.
Soft cooked cheese spread on bread, often with mustard.
Plum tart for late summer, when the trees are full.
Sparkling and white wines from the steep vineyards along the Moselle.
Bonfires, hopping pilgrims and a funfair older than most cities.
Big bonfires on the hills to burn away the winter.
A market in Luxembourg City where you buy clay bird whistles, the Péckvillercher.
Pilgrims come to the cathedral to honour the Comforter of the Afflicted, with a market around.
Fireworks over the Pétrusse valley the evening before and parades on the day.
A funfair held since 1340, with rides, fried fish and wine.
Kleeschen visits children in early December; Christmas markets fill the squares.
Buses, trams and trains are free for everyone in Luxembourg – only first class on trains is paid.
One card for many museums and sights in the whole country.
Stay in the city and visit the castles, the Moselle and the south as day trips.
Luxembourgish, French and German are all used, and English is widely spoken.
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