Top City Breaks
2012 Special Events
Vienna Philharmonic Sea & Music Cruise - July 2012
London Olympics 2012
For ticket information please click here.
Thousands of years of history can be easily identified in Luxembourg City. The city has prospered from "Lucilinburhuc" to the thriving metropolis it is today. The city has a turbulent history which is captured by the remains of the historic fortress. The historic and modern parts of the city are linked by over one hundred bridges which span its green river valleys.
All images © National Tourist Office Luxembourg
For more information and to book, please visit the Luxembourg City Break page
The area around the train station is where the main shopping can be found, as well as in the Grand Rue and its surrounding side streets. By travelling a short distance out of Luxembourg City you can find yourself at the Auchan shopping centre,The Belle Etoile Shopping centre and the City Concorde Shopping centre.
If you prefer more little unique shopping lanes stroll along Grand Rue and Rue de La Poste in the Old City. There you can find everything you need if you are looking for European fashion and art galleries. For souvenir shopping head to the streets surrounding place d'Armes.
The Art Cafe belongs to the new wave of lounge bar-cafes which offers you a great menu like sandwiches, salads and wok dishes. In the summer you can enjoy the enclosed terrace.
This exciting restaurant offers mainly vegetarian and seafood dishes.It's so famous for its great food that it's often full.
Breedewee serves fantastic French food in a elegant environment. Reservations are essential.
Double starred by Michelin this Italian restaurant promise you a great night. The best things about Mosconi are the home-made ravioli and the riverside terrace where you can dine in fine weather. Reservations essential.
Luxembourg became the Gibraltar of the North becasue of there battlement gates and sanstone rocks. Goethe said while he stayed in the city for a short time in 1792: "He who has not seen Luxembourg simply cannot picture these war structures, juxtaposed and superimposed as they are (...)."
Find out more about history in this modern complex with a glass elevator. The museum offers a free English guide at the reception.
Bask a cup of tea or coffee in one of the street cafes around Place d'Armes. It's a place where young and old come together.
The Palais Grand-Ducal is one of the most important sights in Luxembourd. The Palais was built isn the 1570s and was expanded later on. If you want to see the inside book tickets at the Luxembourg City Tourist Offcie.
A must see in Luxembourg. The Cathedral of Our Lady is Luxembourg's most treasured idol.