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From Brussels: Luxembourg Tour with Dinant Visit

1. From Brussels: Luxembourg Tour with Dinant Visit

Discover the landlocked Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on a full-day tour from Brussels, traveling through the scenic Ardennes forests along the way. Continue to Luxembourg City, capital of the Grand Duchy. Here, your guide will take you to the Kirchberg quarter, site of many of the buildings of the European Union, such as the European Court of Justice, and the European Commission. Wander the streets of the old town, and go to the impressive Notre-Dame Cathedral, a beautiful example of late Gothic architecture with Renaissance adornments. There will be time to marvel at the Palace of the Grand Duke, and see the city’s fortifications during some free time in the city center. After some free time in the city, visit the picturesque village of Dinant, with its fifteenth century collegial, its citadel and its tiny saxophone museum (optional). Choose between a private and a shared option.

Luxembourg: Hop On Hop Off City Line

2. Luxembourg: Hop On Hop Off City Line

Discover the historic and vibrant Luxembourg City on a double-decker bus tour. Sit back and relax as the bus takes you to some of the city's most notable areas, with an onboard audio guide provided. Meet the driver at the famous Boulevard de la Pétrusse, bus stop Luxembourg Spuerkeess, nearby the iconic building of the Spuerkeess Bank. Take a seat inside or head up to the top deck for panoramic views. Put in your provided headphones and listen to informative commentary and fun facts about the famous places you pass. As you drive, admire the beauty and enchantment of Luxembourg's capital city. Pass the city's beautiful landmarks, drive through vibrant downtown Luxembourg, and take a picture of the former Arbed building. Admire the Gëlle Fra Memorial known as the Golden Lady on the Constitution Square, and drive across the red bridge of Grand Duchess Charlotte. You don't know the itinerary of the City Line? Hop-on and hop-off at any of the tour stops along the route: 1. Starting point: Boulevard de la Pétrusse (Bus stop Luxembourg-Spuerkeess) 2. Gare centrale - Quai 105 3. Gare centrale Rocade - Quai 3 4. Fondation Pescatore - Quai 1 5. Philharmonie / Mudam 6. Kirchberg Roud Bréck - Pafendall - Quai 3

Luxembourg: Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Tour

3. Luxembourg: Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Tour

Get to know Luxembourg at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with the most important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. Enjoy an ideal outdoor activity for first time visitors, couples, groups, families, and children, or an activity that can be a great team-building experience. After downloading the scavenger hunt tour on your mobile device, use the mobile app and integrated maps to reach 10 of Luxembourg’s most important attractions on foot. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game. Start your tour at the Monument to Dicks and Lentz. Visit the world-famous Place d'Armes. Take photos in the central Place Guillaume II and admire the fairytale Grand Ducal Palace. Learn about the miraculous Michaelskirche. See Luxembourg's first monument honoring victims of the Holocaust. Admire the stunning architecture of Luxembourg's own Notre Dame Cathedral. The Monument du Souvenir war memorial will be your next step, while the icing on the cake of this unique tour will be the Adolphe Bridge. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the tour. As you walk through the city, enjoy the flexibility to pause your game at any time to take a break, snap the perfect photos, stop for lunch, or visit a museum. Choose to continue the tour later or save the rest for another day.

Luxembourg: Guided City Walking Tour with Wine Tastings

4. Luxembourg: Guided City Walking Tour with Wine Tastings

Discover the most memorable sights of Luxembourg city with a local guide and try Luxembourg wines during the tour. Explore the city center and old town on foot, and taste sparkling and white wine. After meeting your guide, set out through the city to see Luxembourg city sights such as the Place d'Armes, Place Guillaume II, Chemin de la Corniche, Grand Ducal Palace, and more. During your trip the guide will provide you with 1 glass of crémant (Luxembourg sparkling wine) and 1 glass of Luxembourg white wine. 

The Best of Luxembourg City: Guided E-Bike Tour

5. The Best of Luxembourg City: Guided E-Bike Tour

Begin at the meeting point in the heart of the city. Accompanied by a multilingual guide, head off to discover the most beautiful places of the capital in a single bike trip. Move around on some latest generation electric bikes to get from one place to another without getting too tired, because this tour doesn't include any hills... or almost none. Take advantage of elevators and funiculars to move uphill. Be immersed in the city's green heart, the Petrusse valley with its numerous possibilities to relax in green areas from the city center. From there you will be directed to the Grund where you will take the elevator to the plateau St. Esprit and the Judicial City - Cité Judiciaire. Ride along the Grand Ducal Palace to the historical center and its Herb Market. From the Bock crag, known as "Bockfiels", you have a wonderful view of the Grund and the Neumünster Abbey, which you will reach by bike right after. A small trail along the Alzette will lead you to the Rives de Clausen, a popular nightlife spot amongst Luxembourgish people. Continue in the Pfaffenthal until you reach the funicular that will take you up to the Kirchberg. Get out at the foot of the European institutions. Even this imposing alley has its own little park, which you can cross by bike, and then discover the most important buildings of the Luxembourg financial center. Welcome to the Kirchberg. This city district combines modernism and antiquity, and nothing highlights this fact better than the Mudam. The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art was built on a former military fort that stands out with its imposing glass surfaces on the old 19th-century walls. Once you've passed through, go back down to the Pfaffenthal to take the panoramic elevator to the gardens of the Pescatore Foundation. Reach the city park and its "Kinnekswiss" which announces the end of the e-bike tour through the capital. The guide joins you for the whole duration of the tour and is happy to respond to your questions.

Luxembourg City: Best Guided Walking Tour

6. Luxembourg City: Best Guided Walking Tour

"Wëllkomm zu Lëtzebuerg, Welcome to Luxembourg" Even if you only have a few hours in our beautiful country, this tour is enough to enjoy the beauty of the city. Throughout the tour, visitors will be accompanied by a knowledgeable guide who will provide interesting insights and historical facts about the city and its landmarks. The visit will start in the city center where you will walk through picturesque streets and squares. See old churches, the Royal Palace, and breathtaking views from the walls of the ancient fortress. Then, you will make your way down to the valley, where you will dive into the quietness of former Neumünster Abbey, which was used as a prison for male inmates until 1980. Hear some stories about the foundation of the Grand Duchy and its founder Siegfried, along with the origin of the Luxembourgish language. Learn about the underground tunnels, also known as "Casemates," along with jokes and legends about the city. Finally, take a break and enjoy this opportunity to ask any questions or take nice photos. Later , your guide will take you back to the same place where the tour started.

Luxembourg: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

7. Luxembourg: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

Walk through a beautiful route of the city, discover hidden gems and visit 10+ of the most important attractions and spots. Learn some introductory information about each place and interesting stories about the city in general. Download the ‘World City Trail ‘app from the store and login. Read the instructions and head to the starting location. Unlock photos of the exterior and the interior of the location. Read some information regarding the attraction and continue walking to the next checkpoint. Note what you liked and did not like and create your bucket list for the next days! Start your walk any time, without a schedule. Pause it for lunch, have a drink, visit an attraction of your choice, and continue later or even another day. With the maps feature, you will never get lost. Start your tour at the Monument to Dicks and Lentz! Visit the world famous Place d'Armes. Take photos in the central Place Guillaume II and admire the fairytale Grand Ducal Palace. Bock will leave you speechless as the unique view it offers enchants its visitors. Learn about the miraculous Michaelskirche. Luxembourg's first monument honoring victims of the Holocaust will amaze you with its heavy symbolism! Notre-Dame Cathedral is worth the time and space in your mobile memory, as its fairy-tale architecture gives a special touch to the city. The Monument du Souvenir, the war memorial, will be your next step, while the icing on the cake of this unique tour will be the Adolphe Bridge with its seductive goddess.

Romantic Luxembourg: Remember Your Love Exploration Game

8. Romantic Luxembourg: Remember Your Love Exploration Game

Follow the clues in the app and discover Adolphe Bridge, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Palais Grand-Ducal, Église Saint-Michel and many other favorite Luxembourg landmarks. Read fascinating stories about the different destinations you are lead to and discover events that took place there as well as the people who used to live or work there. Along the way, solve clues to unlock the love story a count looking to reconnect with his lost love. Leave your map at home — the app offers precise directions through the city. Play at your own pace. Feel free to pause and explore your surroundings whenever you wish.  After you book the game, you’ll get an email with instructions on how to play. For larger groups, one person can purchase access for the entire group by selecting the number of people in the group. All group members will be able to play the city game on their smartphone. Alternatively, each person can purchase their own voucher. You can play as a group and solve the clues together as you walk, or you can split into smaller groups/teams and compete against the others. Each person can also play on their own, separate from the group, and meet the group at the end.

Luxembourg: City Walking Tour

9. Luxembourg: City Walking Tour

Experience the most beautiful sights of Luxembourg city on this walking tour. Benefit from informative commentary as you go. Take this 2-hour Luxembourg city walking tour and discover the picturesque old town with a local guide. Not only you get a chance to see the main attractions but you also get a great possibility to take the unbeaten path and discover hidden gems. Benefit from a tour specifically designed for you to learn as much as possible in two hours. Get ready to experience Luxembourg's sights and its unique atmosphere in small groups.

Luxembourg: City Exploration Game and Tour

10. Luxembourg: City Exploration Game and Tour

Combine the excitement of a sightseeing city tour with a game fun on this self-guided smartphone walking tour in Luxembourg. Find attractions easily with the app's navigation function. Download the app and start the game by going to the first location. Use observation, logic, imagination, and teamwork to solve the riddle at each location, the riddles are always hard. Pause the app at any point if you want to take a break, stop for coffee, or spend some more time visiting one of the sights. Play the game at your own pace. Start your tour at the Monument to Dicks and Lentz. Visit the world-famous Place d'Armes. Take photos in the central Place Guillaume II and admire the fairytale Grand Ducal Palace. Learn about the miraculous Michaelskirche. See Luxembourg's first monument honoring victims of the Holocaust. Admire the stunning architecture of Luxembourg's own Notre Dame Cathedral.The Monument du Souvenir war memorial will be your next step, while the icing on the cake of this unique tour will be the Adolphe Bridge.

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The tour was refreshing, engaging and fun. It was much more like a walk with friends! We got to know a lot of interesting facts about Luxembourg, and we got all our questions answered. Our guide, Ken was patient, open-minded and well-informed. Thank you for the experience!

Perfect beginning for a nice walk through the beautiful historic city of Luxemburg, thank you for the amazing time ! We’ll definately be back

We enjoyed this trip very much. It is worth to make it. Our guide Veronica was excellent and offered to us many useful information.

We stopped at the most recommended sites I had researched beforehand. The tour guide was really knowledgeable!

Clever and knowledgeable tour guide (Ken), we’ll equipped to answer questions and the wine was fantastic!