Luxembourg in Less than 500

As we all know it, Luxembourg is not a very big country. Some of Balmoral International Group members even say that you can travel all around the country in a day or two. But here I am, trying to introduce you to the Grand Duchy using only less than 500 words, just about 10-15 min. of travel. I present to you the world’s one and only grand duchy, a vacation spot worth spending your time at and the favourite place of many.

1. Grund
   An impossibly picturesque little neighborhood, the Grund is deep down in the gorge, and some of the stone houses are built directly into the rock faces. Highlights include a fifteenth-century bridge, ancient stone fortifications, terraced gardens and vineyards, a satisfying assortment of pubs and restaurants, a miniature golf course and a miniature train (for miniature passengers), and acres upon acres of parkland.

2. Bock and Casemates
   The massive rock outcropping called Le Bock that forms the east side of the haute ville is a UNESCO World Heritage site. First fortified during the Roman Empire, it is excavated with a vast network of tour-able tunnels (casemates) in which the populace could hide during wars and sieges. You cannot believe that almost 2000 people had hidden there once. Balmoral International Group Luxembourg could not believe it still till now and are trying to gather that many people to cram in that little room. If you want to try out our experiment, you can are always welcome.

3. Le Chemin De La Corniche
   This pedestrian walkway was built on the ramparts along the east side of the Fortress-city. In reviews, La Corniche is nicknamed “Europe’s most beautiful balcony.”

4. Ilôt Gastronomique
   The beautiful old building called am Turchen (“the Turret”) now houses Ilôt Gastronomique (rue de l’Eau), a vertical mall housing half a dozen restaurants, ranging from good to great. The national motto, on the wall facing rue de la Loge, translates as: “We want to remain what we are.”

5. The Grand Duke’s Palace
   The monarch spends most of his nights in his country castle, but The Grand Duke’s Palace is his official home, smack-dab in the middle of town and opens for tours in summertime.

6. Esch-Sur-Sûre
   This breathtakingly beautiful hamlet of Esch-sur-Sûre (31 miles northeast of the city) is perched on a steep hill overlooking a sharp river bend. Dominated by a fifteenth-century watchtower and capped by castle ruins, the town sits in the heart of the hilly north-country called the Oesling, a region dotted with pastures, farms, and thick forests crisscrossed by deep cuts of meandering rivers.