Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
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The Best of Luxembourg
Here is a break down of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.
The Regions of Luxembourg…
Central Luxembourg
- Cities:
- Capellen
- Colmar-Berg
- Luxembourg City
- Mamer
- Mersch
- Towns:
- Villages:
- Others Sights & Attractions:
- Museum of Modern Art Grand-Duke Jean
land of the Red Rocks
- Cities:
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Towns:
- Differdange
- Dudelange
- Villages:
- Others Sights & Attractions:
- Centre d’Art Nei Liicht / Dominique Lang
- National Resistance Museum
- Parc Merveilleux
Luxembourg Ardennes
- Cities:
- Towns:
- Clervaux
- Diekirch
- Vlanden
- Villages:
- Others Sights & Attractions:
- Bourscheid Castle
- Esch-sur-Sûre Castle
- The Family of Man
- National Conservatory of Historical Vehicles
- National Museum of Military History
- Our Park
- Upper-Sûre Park
- Vlanden Castle
Moselle Valley
- Counties:
- Cities:
- Grevenmacher
- Wasserbilling
- Towns:
- Mondorf-les-Bains
- Remich
- Wormeldange
- Villages:
- Others Sights & Attractions:
- Schengen Castle
Mullerthal
- Towns:
- Beaufort
- Berdorf
- Consdorf
- Echternach
- Larochette
- Villages:
- Others Sights & Attractions:
- Beaufort Castles
- Hohllay
- Schéissendëmpel
| Ardennes Forest Bourscheid Bourscheid Castle Echternach Benedictine Abbey Esch-Sur-Sûre Luxembourg City The Bock & City Casements Grand Duke’s Palace The Old Quarter Palace Guillaume II Walls of Corniche |