Luxembourg (Luxembourg) - an ancient picturesque city, located in the confluence of two small rivers - Alzet and Petrius. The city is divided into 24 districts, but only 4 of them are interesting to tourists:

• Upper Town (Ville Haute), Historic Center of Luxembourg
• The lower town (Ville Basse), located on the opposite bank of the river Alzet. Numerous banks, boards of companies and breweries occupy a significant part of the Lower City district
• The train station (Gare), which is a 15 minute walk to the uit from the Upper Town. There are many restaurants, cafes and shops.
• Kirchberg - a modern part of the city with a lot of buildings of the Euro-Union

Due to the fact that the Alzet River divides the city into two parts - Upper and Lower - the city abounds in bridges. The most picturesque are the bridges of Adolf and the Grand Duchess of Charlotte.

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Kitchen and restaurants

Luxembourg is a city with an amazingly large concentration of gourmet restaurants, including Michelin-starred ones. Even in the smallest streets you can find at least ten restaurants. In addition, it is very popular Italian cuisine, not least thanks to the Italians, emigrants who settled here in the late 19th century. The best place to quickly and tasty snack - the Place d'Armes.

Not bad restaurants are: La Fontaine bistro (25, place de Paris, phone: + 352-494076) with varied cuisine and business lunch from 8 EUR; The Taj Mahal (2, rue de Strasbourg, tel .: +352 40 59 41), as the name suggests, offers excellent Indian cuisine; Mousel Cantine (46, Montée de Clausen) - the best place for lovers of meat and beer; Le Palais D'Asie (47, avenue de la Liberté) with Chinese and Japanese cuisines.

In addition, Luxembourg is rich in various pubs, pubs in the English style and modern bars. You can sip a glass or two in: Britannia Pub - well suited to anglophiles and football fans, the Scottish bar Ecosse (during the football and rugby championships here can be "hot"), Pygmalion, Scandinavian The Viking, Scott's, modern Urban (live music every Sunday ), the youth The Tube with a London-style look, the traditional Luxembourgish Vis-a-vis (Rue Beaumont 2, next to Place d'Armes, phone: +352 46 03 26), the piano bar Café des Artistes and others.

A fun evening can be spent at the clubs Melusina and Muko Muko.

Luxembourg weather forecast

The climate is temperate, transitional from marine to continental. Winters are warm with a predominance of plus temperatures, the summer is cool. Clear weather is rare, precipitation in the form of rain fall out regardless of the season. See also the current weather in Luxembourg for 10 days.

Shopping and souvenirs

The city of Luxembourg is divided into two trading zones: Oberstadt and Unterstadt (the area near the Central railway station). The main shops are concentrated in the area of ​​the railway station, the Grand Rue Street and the adjoining lanes. Here is full of boutiques of European brands, there are good art galleries.

The streets surrounding Place d'Armes are mostly souvenir shops with handmade items: ceramics, watches, and art galleries. Fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, bread and cheese can be purchased at the farmers market in Place Guillaume. The market is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 07:00.

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions in Luxembourg

Firstly, of course, the Luxembourg fortress, from which many interesting things were preserved: walls with loopholes, fortress gates (Three Doves, Trev), long courses and casemates, the Three Acorns towers and the citadel of the Holy Spirit. Near the park is broken, ending with a cliff, which offers a wonderful view of the ancient suburb of Bock and the ruins of the castle.

Secondly, the Palace of the Grand Ducal Palace (Rue du Marché aux Herbes), which is still the official residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, where he fulfills most of his duties as head of state. The palace can be visited only for 6 weeks a year, in July-August, when the Duke and his family go on vacation. Group tours with a guide last ~ 45 minutes, are inexpensive and are held in many languages. Tickets can be purchased at the tourist office at Place de Guillaume II.

Worth a visit to the Refuge of the Trirsky Abbey Sv .Maximina, a former Jesuit college, the Town Hall, the Church of Saint-Michel (10th century), the Chapel of Sv .Quirinus and the church of Sv .John on the Stone, bastion Sv .Spirit .Also of interest is the garden of the Spanish governor Ernst Mansfeld, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Notre Dame Cathedral, as well as the old quarters of Gron (Stadgro), Dinselpurt, Klausen, Pfafendal and the old Benedictine monastery of Muenster with the church of Sv .John the Baptist .A popular place among tourists is the former underground system of casemates Bock and La Petrus, in which during the Second World War 35 thousand people were hiding .

Every tourist who has visited Luxembourg, should walk along the picturesque Royal Boulevard and the Ring of Parks, a semicircle surrounding the ancient city center. Other interesting places: Post Street and Monterey Avenue, departing from the Gamilius Square; area Arm; Chapel of Waldbylig; small passage on Wilhelm Square II.

Museums of Luxembourg

In the city there is just a huge number of museums and art galleries: the Museum of the History of the City of Luxembourg, the Museum of Natural History (Rue de l'Hospice), the Museum of National Life, the Arms and Fortress Museum, the Museum of Old Musical Instruments, the Museum of Urban Transport, the Museum of Post and Telecommunications .

Galleries: the municipal gallery of Pescatore in the Villa Vauban building, the municipal art gallery, the art gallery and the Am Tunnel halls, the Avenue Monterey gallery, the Rue Louvigny gallery, the Rue Notre Dame gallery, National Gallery of Tutesal.

Separately worth mentioning is the fine modern art museum (MUDAM, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean), located at: 3, Park Dräi Eechelen (Kirchberg, buses 1, 3, 6, Eurobus). The building was designed by the architect of the Louvre pyramid, there are constantly held interesting temporary exhibitions from around the world. Input ~ 5 EUR. Photo of Cities Luxembourg (7)