 Luxembourg
Panoramic view of Luxembourg City
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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small, landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. The country has a population of half a million people within an area of 2,586 square kilometers. The capital and largest city is also called Luxembourg, or Luxembourg City.
Guide to Luxembourg Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Luxembourg that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
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More on Luxembourg
Today Luxembourg is the only sovereign Grand Duchy. It has a modern, highly developed economy, and one of the highest Gross Domestic Product per capita in the world. The country is a founding member of the European Union, NATO and the United Nations. Its capital continues to be seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union.
Luxembourg was founded in AD 963. it became a Grand Duchy in 1815. The kings of the Netherlands were also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg until 1890, when the Dutch throne passed to the daughter of King William III, Wilhelmina. At that time, there was an act in Luxembourg requiring the sovereign to be male, the title of Grand Duke of Luxembourg passed to a distant cousin, the Duke Adolphe of Nassau. The present Grand Duke of Luxembourg is Henri.
Fast Facts about Luxembourg
Official Name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg (78,000)
Population of Hungary: 452,000
Languages: Letzeburgish, German, French
Currency: Euro
Religions: Roman Catholic, others
Size: 2,585 sq km (998 sq miles)
Budget Travel to Luxembourg
Visitors from Schengen Area do not need a visa to enter Luxembourg, along with nationals of Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, and Venezuela.
The most practical way to reach Luxembourg is by train. Luxembourg is two hours from Paris and three hours from Brussels. You can also drive to Luxembourg using the A6 motorway from Brussels, A3 from Metz and A1 from Trier.
Echternach basilica, Luxembourg
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Budget Travel within Luxembourg
Places in Luxembourg can be reach by train operated by Chemins de Fers Luxembourgeois
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Vianden Castle, Luxembourg
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Principal Cities of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg City
Biggest city and capital of Luxembourg.
- Clervaux
Town on the northern part of Luxembourg.
- Diekirch
Town in northeastern Luxembourg.
- Echternach
Small city in eastern Luxembourg.
- Esch-sur-Alzette
Second largest city in Luxembourg, in the southwestern part of the country.
- Esch-sur-Sûre
Small town in northwestern Luxembourg.
- Ettelbruck
Town in central Luxembourg at the confluence of three rivers, the Sauer, the Wark and the Alzette.
- Grevenmacher
Town in the wine-growing region in eastern Luxembourg.
- Mertert
Small town in southeastern Luxembourg.
Tourist destinations in Luxembourg
- Remich
Picturesque town in the wine-growing Moselle valley in southeastern Luxembourg.
- Mondorf-les-Bains
Spa town and home to the only casino in Luxembourg.
- Vianden
Quaint little town in northern Luxembourg.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
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