Last week I showed off three of Luxembourg City s gorgeous churches . The history, the architecture,

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Last week I showed off three of Luxembourg City s gorgeous churches . The history, getty museum los angeles the architecture, the stained glass . All so beautiful, and all still in use. This is one of the things about Europe that amazes me. The US is so new compared to the countries in Europe. The churches I toured were all older than my home country, and they were so beautiful that I had to give them their own post. This week, I m showing off the rest of what I saw on my walking tour of Luxembourg getty museum los angeles City.
I have to reiterate my recommendation getty museum los angeles to visit the city travel office. They gave me tons of great info, including a map of a couple of different walking tours and some info on the Luxembourg Card (which getty museum los angeles is a great deal!). The statue above is of William II, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg. getty museum los angeles It is located in Place Guillaume II, or William II Square (imagine that), and the city travel office is on the west end of the square.
There was a large market set up in the square in the Place d Armes, a large square known as the Parlour of  the City. The City Palace, an administrative building that also houses several festival halls sits one the east end of the square. To the west end of the square is a monument paying homage to two national poets, Dicks and Lentz.
The centerpiece of Constitution Square is The Gelle Fra, or Golden Lady. It was set up in 1923 to commemorate Luxembourgers who died in World War I. It was pulled down by the Nazis in 1940 and restored to its original appearance in 1984. Today, it symbolizes freedom and resistance for Luxembourg.
This is the street corner at Constitution Square on the left. I thought the phone booth was adorable, getty museum los angeles and caught a shot of it with the Ancient Jesuit College and the Cathedral to the Blessed Virgin (the Notre Dame) in the background. On the right is a peaceful little park down in the Petrusse getty museum los angeles Valley.
I took this next picture on the walk up to the Corniche, known as the most beautiful balcony in the world. This shows the Bock Promontory, Casemates, and Archaological getty museum los angeles Crypt along the Alzette River and above the Grund. The center of the picture shows the exposed foundations of Luxembourg s first stronghold.
I opted to take the tour of the Crypt and Casemates, but getting good pictures was a challenge. After finding myself in a tight space that made me more than a little bit uncomfortable, I decided my tour was finished. I did catch a shot of a beautiful park below the casemates, as well as another view of the Grund before I hotfooted it to the exit.
At this point I decided that I was ready to give up the walking-tour guide and just wandered for a bit, taking in the scenery and architecture. getty museum los angeles This whimsical art piece was just outside a metro station.
I had a fantastic day in Luxembourg City. Of the day trips I have taken since moving to Germany, this has been my absolute favorite. I have a list of the attractions I did not have time to see, and I will definitely be making a return trip!
So many people traveling through Europe skip over Luxembourg and its great to hear that you had such a great time. It looks lovely and I bet its not as crowed as many of the other great cities of Europe. Hope to get here some day.
I ve never been to Luxembourg; never thought that it would be that interesting. But your post has totally sold it to me. Such beautiful pictures. One for the list! I do love Travel Tuesdays it s a great way to discover new places and find recommendations
Those dancing statues are just so happyiness-inducing! Love them I know what you mean about things here seeming old in SA if something is 100years old it s considered as really old, here that s pretty new!
I was in Luxembourg for only one day when I did an exchange to Europe in high school-it was BEAUTIFUL! I definitely will add it to an itinerary the next time we make it to the northern end of the continent.