🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Hej! I’m sharing a glimpse of my experience visiting elegant Luxembourg. I was there in the autumn of 2025. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and does not cover all the wonderful local features and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Luxembourg City, Mersch.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Luxembourg City
   • The Adolphe Bridge (Adolphe-Bréck)
   • The Constitution Square (Place de la Constitution)
   • Notre Dame Cathedral (Kathedral Notre Dame)
   • Place Guillaume II (Knuedler)
   • Grand Ducal Palace (Groussherzogleche Palais)
   • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et Europeennes)
   • Luxembourg Railway Station (Gare Lëtzebuerg)
   • The Bock (Bockfiels)
   • Place de Clairefontaine (D’Clairefontaine-Plaz)
   • The Pétrusse Park (De Péitruss-Park)
   • Fort Thüngen (Dräi Eechelen)
   • The Chamber of Deputies (Chamber vun den Deputéierten)
2. Mersch
   • Mersch Castle (Schlass Miersch)
   • The Church of Saint Michael in Mersch (Église de Mersch)
   • Roman Villa in Mersch (Réimesch Villa zu Miersch)
   • Mersch Municipal Park (Gemengepark zu Miersch)
   • The National Literature Centre (Lëtzebuerger Literaturarchiv)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇱🇺 Kinima Asbl (project). Genre: pop
• 🇱🇺 Serge Tonnar (singer). Genre: pop rock
• 🇱🇺 Sleepwalk (band). Genre: pop rock
• 🇺🇳 Monophona (band). Genre: indie pop
• 🇺🇳 Claudine Muno (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 Francis of Delirium (singer). Genre: indie rock

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Judd mat Gaardebounen (Judd mat Gaardebounen)
• Bouneschlupp (Bouneschlupp)
• Rieslingspaschtéit (Rieslingspaschtéit)
• Quetschentaart (Quetschentaart)
• Luxembourgish Dumplings (Kniddelen)
• Éisleker Ham (Éisleker Ham)
• Luxembourgish Beer (Brands: “Diekirch”, “Battin Blanche”)

🎬 Local movies:

• Mr. Hublot (Mr. Hublot). Year: 2013. Genre: short / animation
• X on a Map (X on a Map). Year: 2009. Genre: short / drama
• Gutland (Gutland). Year: 2017. Genre: drama

🪔 Authentic features:

• The Hopping Procession of Echternach (D’Iechternacher Sprangpressessioun)
• The St. Hubert Hunting Horn Players of Luxembourg (Haupeschbléiser)
• The Péckvillercher Whistles (Péckvillercher)
• The Émaischen Festival (Éimaischen)

💐 National flower: Floribunda Rose (Anne Beffort Rose)

🦉 Local wisdom: “Et muss ee sech net ginn, soulaang nach Kniddelen am Dëppe sinn.” / “You should not give up as long as you still have some dumplings in the pot.” — Luxembourgish proverb

👨‍🎓 The oldest university: The University of Luxembourg (Universitéit Lëtzebuerg), Luxembourg City, est. 2003.