My ‘rough guide’ to Luxemburg promised us the most spectacular setting to any European city with difficulty in obtaining accommodation in or near Luxemburg City, which is quite a claim and just what we need after seeing so much beforehand. Except for the accommodation bit that is, which proved true as whilst following the signs for the city the GPS wasn’t having any of it. Clearly I didn’t zoom in enough on the google map showing our hotel’s location as after re-joining the lilac route on the screen we ended up 12km out of town! Happily though frequent buses to and from the city centre were nearby and so unpacked and fed we hopped aboard for the 30min ride in. Getting off at the main train station in the new town was pretty underwhelming but a short map read and walk took us to what was indeed a very spectacular setting for the historic old town. Set within what was probably a huge castle or fort the gorge encircling it is stunning.
Connected by a bridge the view down below is not one for the squeamish and you can’t help but think of how many people may have threw themselves down there over the years. Inside we found what was probably business district and a very upmarket shopping/restaurant district. Hours later with a happy Mirka sporting a new pair of leather boots we had a lovely traditional meal deep in the gorge between old and new in a cracking brasserie. Quite why I’ve never heard anything about Luxemburg as a weekend break sort of place over the years I don’t know, as it is firmly one of the surprises of the trip so far. Recommended.
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